English is so awesome. Was having part of this conversation recently, on the back of this from qwantz. This crazy word is viewed differently based on your religious beliefs!! so cool.
- Dispensation is the act of distributing goods or services, especially those that are regulated, as in the practice of pharmacists.
- In the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, a dispensation is the act of an authority making an exception to laws, standards, or customs.
- In Buddhism, the Buddha’s dispensation is his teaching.
- In Protestant Christian theology, a dispensation is a distinctive arrangement or period in which the purpose of God is worked out. Dispensationalism though is a specific Christian theological view that teaches specific periods of time called dispensations form the framework through which God relates to mankind.
- In Mormonism, a dispensation is a period of time where one or more men designated as holding the priesthood are responsible for “dispensing the gospel” to people on the earth.
- In the Bahá’í Faith, a dispensation is a period of progressive revelation relating to the major religions of humanity.
(from wiki)
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