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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Dispensation
     (Gr. oikonomia, "management," "economy"). (1.) The method or
     scheme according to which God carries out his purposes towards
     men is called a dispensation. There are usually reckoned three
     dispensations, the Patriarchal, the Mosaic or Jewish, and the
     Christian. (See COVENANT, Administration of.) These
     were so many stages in God's unfolding of his purpose of grace
     toward men. The word is not found with this meaning in
     Scripture.
     
       (2.) A commission to preach the gospel (1 Cor. 9:17; Eph.
     1:10; 3:2; Col. 1:25).
     
       Dispensations of Providence are providential events which
     affect men either in the way of mercy or of judgement.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dispensation \Dis`pen*sa"tion\, n. [F. dispensation, L.
     dispensatio.]
     1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often
        used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man,
        or more generically, of the acts and modes of his
        administration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To respect the dispensations of Providence. --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that
        which is enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.), A
        system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and
        administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal,
        Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Neither are God's methods or intentions different in
              his dispensations to each private man. --Rogers.
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     3. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission
        to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something
        enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church,
        exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to
        God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths,
        vows, etc.).
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to
              marry.                                --Ward.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dispensation \Dis`pen*sa"tion\, n. [F. dispensation, L.
     dispensatio.]
     1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often
        used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man,
        or more generically, of the acts and modes of his
        administration.
  
              To respect the dispensations of Providence. --Burke.
  
     2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that
        which is enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.), A
        system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and
        administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal,
        Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
  
              Neither are God's methods or intentions different in
              his dispensations to each private man. --Rogers.
  
     3. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission
        to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something
        enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church,
        exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to
        God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths,
        vows, etc.).
  
              A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to
              marry.                                --Ward.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  dispensation
       n 1: an exemption from some rule or obligation
       2: a share that has been dispensed or distributed
       3: the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dispensation
     Αγγλικά n.
     η «οικονομία» εξαίρεση από την εφαρμογή ενός εκκλησιαστικού νόμου,

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dispensation
     n.
     1 The act of dispense or dealing out; distribution
     2 The distribution of good and evil by God to man.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  dispensation
     n.
     1 The act of dispense or dealing out; distribution
     2 The distribution of good and evil by God to man.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  dispensation
     n.
     1 The act of dispense or dealing out; distribution
     2 The distribution of good and evil by God to man.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  dispensation
     n.
     1 The act of dispense or dealing out; distribution
     2 The distribution of good and evil by God to man.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dispensation
     Englanti n.
     tehtävä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dispensation
     Engelska n.
     dispens

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Dispensation /dɪspənsˈeɪʃən/
  التوزيع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dispensation //dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən// 
  раздаване, разпределяне
  act of dispensing

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  dispensation /dɪspənsˈeɪʃən/ 
  povolení