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toleration

noun
/tɒləˈɹeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from tolerātiōnem
  2. derived from toleration

Definitions

  1. Endurance of evil, suffering etc.

  2. The allowance of something not explicitly approved

    The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.

  3. Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of…

    Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA