toleration

[ tol-uh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ˌtɒl əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of tolerating, especially of what is not actually approved; forbearance: to show toleration toward the protesters.

permission by law or government of the exercise of religions other than an established religion; noninterference in matters of private faith and worship.

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Origin of toleration

First recorded in 1510–20, toleration is from the Latin word tolerātiōn- (stem of tolerātiō). See tolerate, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR toleration

1 See tolerance.

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Related formstol·er·a·tion·ism, nountol·er·a·tion·ist, nounnon·tol·er·a·tion, nounsu·per·tol·er·a·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for toleration

Too often this dynamic results in a toleration of demagogues who show callousness to communities of color in the USA.
Hispanic Outreach Director Explains Why He Said ‘Adios’ to the GOP|John Avlon|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yes, Israel is what Walzer called, in his book On Toleration, a “complicated case.”
An Ahistorical Tantrum In The Times|Gil Troy|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And can toleration in the active-spirited be ever anything more than approximate?
The Coryston Family|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Randolph strangely finds fault with Mary for her toleration in religious matters.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various

Any Christian who to-day exercises the least toleration is to that extent false to his religion.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
The question of the amount of toleration to be accorded to Dissenters had been entirely laid aside.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7|Various
I should say that except where it is explained to the contrary, I use the word "toleration" to mean toleration by law.
The Making of Arguments|J. H. Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for toleration

toleration

/ (ˌtɒləˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the act or practice of tolerating

freedom to hold religious opinions that differ from the established or prescribed religion of a country

Derived Formstolerationism, nountolerationist, noun

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Word Origin and History for toleration

toleration

1510s, "permission granted by authority, license," from Middle French tolération (15c.), from Latin tolerationem (nominative toleratio) "a bearing, supporting, enduring," noun of action from past participle stem of tolerare "to tolerate, literally "to bear" (see extol). Meaning "forbearance, sufferance" is from 1580s. Religious sense is from Act of Toleration, statute granting freedom of religious worship (with conditions) to dissenting Protestants in England, 1689.