Pardoner

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹˈdɔnɝ/

Pardoner (noun)

  1. A person in the past who sold promises of forgiveness for sins on behalf of the church.
  2. A person who gives official permission to be forgiven for wrongdoing, often by a religious authority.

Examples

  • The pardoner sold church forgiveness to visitors.
  • People questioned the pardoner’s promises of forgiveness.