Dispensation may refer to

• the act of distributing goods or services, especially those that are regulated, as in the practice of pharmacists (synonym to distribution). Especially, dispensation of religious doctrine,
  • Dispensationalism is a specific Christian theological view that teaches specific periods of time called dispensations form the framework through which God relates to mankind.
  • In Buddhism, the Buddha's dispensation is his teaching, see Dharma (Buddhism).
  • 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;^[1] see Dispensation of the fulness of times.
• the relaxation of a law in particular circumstances the act of an authority making an exception to laws, standards, or customs (synonym to exception)
  • For an account of the power of bishops to dispense with standards in the Eastern Orthodox Church, see economy (Eastern Orthodoxy).
  • For dispensation in Western Christendom, see dispensation (Catholic Church).
• the action of administering, ordering, or managing; a system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered (synonym to administration)

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