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toleration

DEFINITIONS OF: toleration

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n a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

“all people should practice toleration and live together in peace”
Synonyms:
acceptance, sufferance
Types:
self acceptance
an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all
Type of:
permissiveness, tolerance
a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

n official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

Type of:
license, permission, permit
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
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