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forbearing

noun

Etymology

From Middle English forbering, forberyng, vorberinge, equivalent to forbear + -ing.

  1. inherited from forbering

Definitions

  1. forbearance

    forbearance; restraint

    • "As God's forbearing to create more worlds than he has, is no impeachment of his omnipotence: so his forbearing to save as many as he might, is no impeachment of his infinite mercy."

  2. Characterized by patience and indulgence

    Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering

    • a forbearing temper

  3. present participle and gerund of forbear

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