Act of Toleration

American  

noun

English History.

1. the statute (1689) granting religious freedom to dissenting Protestants upon meeting certain conditions.

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Example Sentences

Scotland, Act of Toleration with, regard to the Episcopal Church of, 116, 117, 118 n.;

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings by Swift, Jonathan

At the upper end of the hall was the Magna Charta, with the Act of Uniformity on the right hand, and the Act of Toleration on the left. 

From Essays and Tales by Morley, Henry

He, therefore, ordained bishops for America, and Scotland, and registered his chapels in order to protect them, according to the Act of Toleration.

From The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740 by Fries, Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta)

"The Act of Toleration" that then passed was viewed by them as a great blessing.

From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Coleman, Thomas

One does not associate religious intolerance with America; nevertheless, the Act of Toleration which permitted religious freedom of worship was not signed until 1760.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague