condonation
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of condonation
1615–25; < New Latin condōnātiōn- (stem of condōnātiō ), Latin: a giving away, equivalent to condōnāt ( us ) (past participle of condōnāre; see condone) + -iōn- -ion. See con-, donation
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Ushers were surprisingly courteous, refused in the main the few tips offered, moved with a vicarious sanctity, hoped thereby for condonation for sins committed, planned or guarded against by a wilful ceinture de chastité.
From Time Magazine Archive
I also wondered what effect a condonation of Judge Haynsworth's actions would have on the judiciary at large.
From Time Magazine Archive
She condoned Lotty's loose way of talking of heaven, because in such a place, on such a morning, condonation was in the very air.
From The Enchanted April by Elizabeth
He was quite well aware of his weaknesses; and he was also—it may be hinted—aware of the good-nature which he put forward as condonation.
From Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series by William Black
When after outrage she declines to marry her destroyer, and prefers death to the condonation of her dishonour, she strikes a note and assumes a position till then not merely unrecognised but absolutely undiscovered.
From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by William Ernest Henley
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