remissiō ōnis, f
re-+MIT-,
a sending back, sending away, releasing, returning
: obsidum captivorumque, L.—
An easing, letting down, lowering
: superciliorum: vocis remissiones.—Fig.,
a relaxing, abating, diminishing, remitting, remission, relaxation,
abatement
: remissio lenitatis (in oratione), i. e.
passages of a quiet tenor
: morbi: poenae, i. e.
a milder punishment
: tributi, Ta.—
Want of spirit, submissiveness
: in acerbissimā iniuriā remissio animi.—
Relaxation, recreation
: quem non remissio, non ludi delectarent: tempora curarum
remissionumque, Ta.: animi: animorum.—
Mildness, gentleness
: animi.