forgiveness
forgiveness is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin. Eph. i.
- 2.2. Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive. If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. Ps. cxxx. 3, 4.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- absolution
- absolve
- acquit
- acquitment
- acquittal
- acquittance
- action
- assoil
- bargain
- bis
- cause
- civil
- clear
- clearance
- compurgation
- deal
- diplomatic
- discharge
- drop
- exculpate
- exculpation
- exonerate
- exoneration
- for
- forgive
- free
- from
- get
- guilty
- immunity
- impunity
- let
- liable
- liberate
- not
- off
- pardon
- plea
- pro
- prosecutor
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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