1. (

• indulgence ,
• self-indulgence

) an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires ;

2. (

• indulgence ,
• lenience ,
• leniency ,

) a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child" ;

3. (

• indulgence ,
• indulging ,
• pampering ,
• humoring

) the act of indulging or gratifying a desire ;

4. (

• folly ,
• foolery ,
• tomfoolery ,
• craziness ,
• lunacy ,
• indulgence ,

) foolish or senseless behavior ;

5. (

• indulgence ,

) the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse" ;