Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Oblivion

Oblivion , noun

[Latin oblivio, akin to oblivisci to forget: compare Old French oblivion.]

1.
The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
Second childishness and mere oblivion. — Shakespeare
Among our crimes oblivion may be set. — Dryden
The origin of our city will be buried in eternal oblivion. — W. Irving
2.
Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion. — Sir J. Davies