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Act of Toleration

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noun

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


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

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The legislature, sir, by the Act of Toleration.

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To embarrass the Duke of Guise she threw everything into confusion; but to conciliate the Protestants she had to redeem her pledges; and in spite of the opposition of the court, to issue an act of toleration in their favor.

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The Act of Toleration, issued by him in a.d.

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It was William of Orange, by his Act of Toleration of a.d.

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