Definitions:

1. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone noun
   • too much indulgence spoils a child
2. the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution noun
   • in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse

Synonyms:

• craziness
• folly
• foolery
• humoring
• indulging
• lenience
• lunacy
• pampering
• self-indulgence
• tomfoolery