From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Christianityindulgencein‧dul‧gence /ɪnˈdʌldʒəns/ noun1[uncountable]ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingDO the habit of allowing yourself to do or have whatever you want, or allowing someone else to do or have whatever they want →self-indulgence2[countable]ENJOY/LIKE DOING something something that you do or have for pleasure, not because you need itAn occasional glass of wine was his only indulgence.3[uncountable] formalwillingness to ignore someone’s faults or weaknessesa spirit of indulgence and forgiveness4[countable]RRC a promise of freedom from punishment by God, sold by priests in the Middle AgesExamples from the Corpusindulgence• Swisschocolate is my only indulgence.