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Pardoner
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What's The Definition Of Pardoner?
[n] a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences
[n] a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense Synonyms | Synonyms for Pardoner: excuser | forgiver Related Terms | Find terms related to Pardoner: See Also | absolver | churchman | cleric | divine | ecclesiastic | human | individual | mortal | person | somebody | someone | soul Pardoner In Webster's Dictionary \Par"don*er\, n.
1. One who pardons. --Shak.
2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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