Meaning of FORGIVENESS
| Pronunciation: | | fur'givnes
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- [n] the act of excusing a mistake or offense
- [n] compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
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FORGIVENESS is a 11 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | pardon |
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| | See Also: | | benignity, condonation, exculpation, kindness, mercifulness, mercy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \For*give"ness\, n. [AS. forgifnes.]
1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the
forgiveness of sin or of injuries.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and
forgivenesses. --Dan. ix. 9.
In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin. --Eph.
i. 7.
2. Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.
If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord,
who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee,
that thou mayest be feared. --Ps. cxxx. 3,
4.
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| | Related Terms: | | absentmindedness, absolution, acquittal, acquittance, allowance, amnesty, benevolence, clearance, clearing, clemency, commiseration, compassion, compurgation, condolence, decay of memory, destigmatization, destigmatizing, discharge, disculpation, dismissal, exculpation, excuse, exoneration, favor, feeling, forbearance, forgetfulness, forgetting, grace, hazy recollection, heedlessness, humanity, indulgence, kindness, leniency, Lethe, mercifulness, mercy, mitigation, nepenthe, nirvana, obliteration, oblivion, obliviousness, pardon, pathos, pity, purgation, purging, quarter, quietus, quittance, release, relief, remission, reprieve, ruth, self-pity, short memory, shrift, sympathy, tolerance, unmindfulness, verdict of acquittal, vindication, waters of oblivion |
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