Definition of remiss

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Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..

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Indulgence :: Indulgence (n.) Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory..
Remissibility :: Remissibility (n.) The state or quality of being remissible.
Remissible :: Remissible (a.) Capable of being remitted or forgiven.
Irremittable :: Irremittable (a.) Not capable of being remitted; irremissible.
Lache :: Lache (n.) Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the proper time; delay to assert a claim.
Remission :: Remission (n.) Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation.
Irremissive :: Irremissive (a.) Not remitting; unforgiving.
Relaxation :: Relaxation (n.) Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in recreation, diversion, or amusement..
Inefficient :: Inefficient (a.) Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator..
Relax :: Relax (a.) Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless..
Remitment :: Remitment (n.) The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission..
Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables..
Remiss :: Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..
Irremission :: Irremission (n.) Refusal of pardon.
Remission :: Remission (n.) The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up..
Liss :: Liss (n.) Release; remission; ease; relief.
Slacken :: Slacken (a.) To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.
Remissful :: Remissful (a.) Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement.
Period :: Period (n.) The time of the exacerbation and remission of a disease, or of the paroxysm and intermission..
Pardon :: Pardon (v. t.) An official warrant of remission of penalty.
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