toleration
IPA: tɑɫɝˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (obsolete) Endurance of evil, suffering etc.
- The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
- Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.
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Examples of "toleration" in Sentences
- She knows the limits of toleration.
- But the principle is not one of toleration but of sovreignty.
- After this the toleration of the Catholics was but a small concession.
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