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Dispensation
 
  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
    Distribution

    Distribution may refer to:...
    ). Especially, dispensation of religious doctrine,
    • Dispensationalism
      Dispensationalism

      Dispensationalism is a Protestant evangelical theology and biblical hermeneutics framework for understanding the overall flow of the Bible. Rooted in the writings of John Nelson Darby, the term derives from the concept of a "dispensation" or administration referring to a series of chronologically successive dispensations that emphasize certa...
        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)
      Dharma (Buddhism)

      Dhamma or Dharma in Buddhism has two primary meanings:* the teachings of the Buddha which lead to enlightenment* the constituent factors of the experienced world...
      .
    • 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; see Dispensation of the fulness of times
      Dispensation of the fulness of times

      In Christianity, the dispensation of the fulness of times is thought to be a world order or administration in which the heavens and the earth are under the political and/or spiritual government of Jesus....
      .
  • the relaxation of a law in particular circumstances the act of an authority making an exception to laws, standards, or customs (synonym to exception
    Exception

    Exception may refer to:* An Action that is not part of ordinary operations or standards* exception handling, in programming languages* Exception , the second single from Ana Johnsson's second album Little Angel...
    )
    • 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)
      Dispensation (Catholic Church)

      In the Canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, a dispensation is the suspension by competent authority of general rules of law in particular cases....
      .
  • the action of administering, ordering, or managing; a system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered (synonym to administration
    Administration

    In business, administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions....
    )