toleration

American  

[tol-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌtɒl əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. an act or instance of tolerating, especially of what is not actually approved; forbearance.

   to show toleration toward the protesters.

2. 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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toleration British  

/ ˌtɒləˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or practice of tolerating

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

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Related Words

See tolerance.

Other Word Forms

• nontoleration noun
• supertoleration noun
• tolerationism noun
• tolerationist noun

Etymology

Origin of toleration

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

Example Sentences

The agreement included pledges to drive through a number of market-oriented reforms that have, over time, increasingly alienated the formerly communist Left Party, whose toleration the government also relied on in parliament.

From Reuters

Traditional religion, when liberal toleration becomes a militant and superstitious secularism.

From New York Times

Officials determined the process was not meeting its goal of increasing self-reporting and decreasing toleration for violations of the honor code.

From Seattle Times

“Common sense is going to replace mandates. And I think that’s where we are right now. You cannot go beyond the toleration of the American public” to a mandate.

From Washington Times

Second, the criticism from the left isn’t generally about the platforms’ approach to “right-leaning speech” — both articles Baker uses to make his point refer to the platforms’ toleration of hate speech.

From Los Angeles Times