Toleration

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Endurance of evil, suffering etc. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion) wordnet
  3. 3
    The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations wordnet
  5. 5
    Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith. countable, uncountable

    "Above all, the establishment of toleration helped to weaken the presumption that plurality in matters of faith inevitably caused social disorder."

Etymology

From Middle French toleration, from Latin tolerātiōnem, accusative singular of tolerātiō, from the verb tolerō (“I tolerate”). Compare tolerance.

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