2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forgiveness \For*give"ness\, n. [AS. forgifnes.]
1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as the
forgiveness of sin or of injuries.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and
forgivenesses. --Dan. ix 9.
In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin. --Eph.
i. 7.
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.
Syn:
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
forgiveness
n 1: compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
2: the act of excusing a mistake or offense [syn: {pardon}]
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