justification Copy link Outline I. The act of clearing from guilt or blame1. purgātio2. sătisfactio (an explanation of conduct that may appear extraordinary)II. As theol. t. t. • justification: I. The act of clearing from guilt or blame: 1. purgātio: Cic. Inv. 1, 11, 15: Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 12. 2. sătisfactio (an explanation of conduct that may appear extraordinary): cf. Sall. Cat. 35. (Or expr. by verb: v. to justify.) II. As theol. t. t.: justĭfĭcātio: Vulg.: Corp. Confess.
JUSTIFICATION Copy link • JUSTIFICATIONExcuse, etc., purgatio: excusatio [SYN. in EXCUSE]: satisfactio (a justification received as satisfactory by the person to whom it is addressed). [Vid: EXCUSE.] As theological technical term, justificatio.