absolutory
adjUS /æbˈsɑl.jəˌtɔɹ.i/
Etymology From Latin absolūtōrius, from absolvō (“absolve”).
1
Serving to absolve; absolving; giving absolution.
- Finally, in the self-absolutory strategy, a negative past is seen to have produced a negative present.1997, Dan P. McAdams, The Stories We Live by: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self, page 107: