toleration
n.
tolerant behavior, allowance of difference in religion or political views
Toleration
Toleration and tolerance are terms used in
social,
cultural and
religious contexts to describe attitudes and practices that prohibit
discrimination against those whose practices or group memberships may be disapproved of by those in the majority. Though developed to refer to the
religious toleration of minority religious sects following the
Protestant Reformation, these terms are increasingly used to refer to a wider range of tolerated practices and groups, such as the toleration of sexual practices and orientations, or of political parties or ideas widely considered objectionable.
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Toleration
toleration
Noun
1. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
(synonym) acceptance, sufferance
(hypernym) permissiveness, tolerance
(hyponym) self acceptance
(derivation) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
2. official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
(hypernym) license, permission, permit
(derivation) tolerate
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
Toleration
(n.)
The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to religious matters.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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