Dyspnea is usually caused by disorders of the lungs or heart (see Table: Some Causes and Features of Shortness of Breath). Pulmonary embolism (sudden blockage of an artery of the lung, usually by a blood clot) is a less common, but serious cause. However, such people may also develop another disorder.
A plenary indulgence means that by the merits of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints, the full remission of the temporal punishment due to sacramentally forgiven sins is obtained. The person becomes as if just baptized and would fly immediately to heaven if he died in that instant.
decÂ·aÂ·dent. adj. 1. Being in a state of decline or decay. 2. Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent. 3. often Decadent Of or relating to literary Decadence. n. 1. A person in a condition or process of mental or moral decay. 2. often Decadent A member of the Decadence movement.