dispensation
/ˌdɪspenˈseɪʃn; ˌdɪspən`seʃən/ n
1 [U] (fml 文) action of dispensing or distributing 分配; 分发.
2 [U, C] (fml 文) apparent arrangement of events by Providence 神的安排; 天命; 天道.
3 [C, U] (religion 宗) (in the Roman Catholic Church) permission to break the normal rules of the church （天主教）特准（容许违反教会的常规）, 豁免
She needs a special dispensation to marry her cousin. 她需要得到特准才能嫁给她的表亲.
4 [C] (religion 宗) religious system prevalent at a certain period 某一时代的宗教制度
the Christian, Mosaic dispensation 基督教的教规、 摩西的律法.