See Also: indulgence(medicine)
indulgence(1)(dictionary)
indulgence(2)(dictionary)
indulgence(encyclopedia)
indulgence(dictionary)
INDULGENCE(law)
INCONTINENCE Impudicity, the indulgence in unlawful carnal connexions(law)

listening (iou) and indulgence(2) (iou)


listening (iou)



listening noun. ME.
[from LISTEN verb + -ING1.]
The action of LISTEN verb; an instance of this. Also listening-in. ME.
Tennyson Lonely listenings to my mutter'd dream. Saturday Evening Post These telephones were connected with a listening-in device concealed behind a picture on the wall.
With qualifying adjective: broadcast, recorded, or Other matter for listening to, esp. with Reference to its quality or kind. M20.
Church Times Other incidents in his life also made interesting listening.
Comb.: listening gallery Fortification an advanced trench or gallery used to listen to the movements of an enemy; listening post Military an advanced position used to discover movements or the disposition of an enemy; transf. a station for intercepting electronic Communications, a position from which to listen.

indulgence(2) (iou)



indulgence verb trans. L16.
[from the noun.]
Grant or permit as an indulgence or favour. Only in L16.
Roman Catholic Church. Attach an indulgence to (a particular act or object). Freq. as indulgenced ppl adjective, conveying an indulgence. M19.