Synonyms of dispensation

dispensation

noun

ˌdi-spən-ˈsā-shən 

as in distribution

the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group

the emergency dispensation of medicine to the sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distribution
• allocation
• issuance
• apportionment
• allotment
• disbursement
• redistribution
• division
• admeasurement
• reallocation
• reapportionment
• redivision
• repartition
• partition
• separation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispensation

But the specific French dispensation—the idea that a man’s erotic life exists outside the moral world of his other obligations, that the wife and the mistress are a civilized arrangement, that desire is sovereign—this mythology did not make the crossing with me, or did not survive it intact. — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026

Hale has chronicled how conservative bishops issued dispensations, releasing Catholics who feared being detained from the obligation to attend Mass. — Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026

Churches that embrace it, which tend to be evangelical, believe that the current dispensation is coming to an end. — Shalom Goldman, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026

This deal is dependent on a special dispensation from the government — one achieved after substantial lobbying. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 Dec. 2025