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toleration |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Toleration \Tol`er*a"tion\, n. [L. toleratio: cf OF toleration.] 1. The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved. 2. 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. 3. Hence freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others especially in respect to religious matters. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: toleration n : a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations [syn: {acceptance}, {sufferance}]
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