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noun
Endurance of evil, suffering etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: license, permission, permit
noun
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: acceptance, sufferance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: permissiveness, tolerance
Narrower terms: self acceptance
History
From Middle French toleration, from Latin tolerātiōnem, accusative singular of tolerātiō, from the verb tolerō (“to tolerate”). Compare tolerance.
