toleration
toleration is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 39 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief.
- 2.Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to religious matters.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- allow
- bear
- clemency
- clement
- compassion
- compassionate
- easy-going
- favor
- forbearance
- forbearing
- gentle
- gentleness
- give
- have
- his
- indulge
- indulgence
- indulgency
- indulgent
- lenience
- leniency
- lenient
- lenity
- long-suffering
- mercy
- mild
- mildness
- milk
- moderation
- one
- own
- quarter
- soft
- spoil
- tolerance
- tolerant
- tolerate
- way
- with
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is toleration.
- What is specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief called?
- What is hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to religious matters called?
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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