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noun having whatever you want ADJ. excessive | personal, self- guilty of self-indulgence | sexual PREP. ~ in She allowed herself only a few moments' indulgence in self-pity. PHRASES a life of indulgence sth you allow yourself ADJ. expensive, private, small VERB + INDULGENCE allow yourself As a relief from work she allowed herself a few small indulgences. acceptance of change to the normal way of doing sth VERB + INDULGENCE ask, beg, request He begged the audience's indulgence to read some passages from his latest book. | grant (law), show (sb) He attacked the indulgence shown to religious dissenters.
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