toleration
1Toleration — and tolerance are terms used in social, cultural and religious contexts to describe attitudes and practices that prohibit discrimination against those practices or group memberships that may be disapproved of by those in the majority. Conversely …
2toleration — (n.) 1510s, permission granted by authority, license, from M.Fr. tolération (15c.), from L. tolerationem (nom. toleratio) a bearing, supporting, enduring, noun of action from pp. stem of tolerare to tolerate, lit. to bear (see EXTOL (Cf. extol)) …
3Toleration — Tol er*a tion, n. [L. toleratio: cf. OF. toleration.] 1. The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary… …
4toleration — [täl΄ər ā′shən] n. [Fr tolération < L toleratio] 1. the act or an instance of tolerating 2. tolerance; esp., freedom to hold religious views that differ from the established ones tolerationist n …
5toleration — index acceptance, approval, charter (sanction), clemency, consent, disinterest (lack of prejudice) …
6toleration — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ religious ▪ mutual ▪ The multicultural character of societies today renders the mutual toleration of differences important. … OF TOLERATION ▪ degree, measure …
7toleration — n. 1) to display, show toleration 2) toleration for * * * show toleration to display toleration for …
8toleration — Refraining from acting against that which is disapproved of, or politically opposed, or alien. Toleration in religious matters is one of the central planks of the modern democratic state: Locke s Letter on Toleration (1689) is the basic authority …
9toleration — tolerationism, n. tolerationist, n. /tol euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of tolerating, esp. of what is not actually approved; forbearance: to show toleration toward the protesters. 2. permission by law or government of the exercise of… …
10Toleration — The Dutch Republic has been applauded because of its relatively mild political and religious climate. Although Calvin ism was the prevalent religion, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, An abaptists, and Jews were tolerated, although they were treated …
