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Three years ago, she moved to New Orleans, where, she says, she encountered a great culture of indulgence.

But even still, that little sip of indulgence from a mug or a glass tastes almost just as sweet.

The indulgence, however, does not apply to sins that have not yet been committed.

Jill also admitted to her past indulgence in the substance at a Led Zeppelin concert.

So the general posture of the adult world, in early 1964, was a kind of dismissive indulgence.

They had been permitted to sit up till after the ice-cream, which naturally marked the limit of human indulgence.

Hexam watched her with an amused indulgence that in no wise tempered his mounting admiration.

One would imagine, to hear these (p. 171) people talk, that smoking was the only selfish indulgence in the world.

He glanced up and saw the face of the Bruder watching him with a smile of patient indulgence.

Here is Christianity with its marvellous parable of the Prodigal Son to teach us indulgence and pardon.

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On this page you'll find 108 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to indulgence, such as: extravagance, kindness, leniency, permissiveness, privilege, and allowance.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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