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tol·era·tion (täl′ər ās̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or an instance of tolerating
  2. tolerance; esp., freedom to hold religious views that differ from the established ones

Etymology: Fr tolération < L toleratio

toleration Related Forms
tol′·era·tion·ist noun
toleration Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • difference: Toleration of difference within a community was a main aim of the talk.
  • people: Free development of the human spirit requires recognition and toleration of people 's differences, the accommodation of diversity.
  • worship: William III, the Protestant hero of Orange mythology, we are reminded tried to extend legal toleration of religious worship to Catholics.
  • diversity: This shift at the end of the eighteenth century also opened the way to a wider toleration of theological diversity within the church.
  • Catholicism: But whatever James's personal inclinations, hopes for toleration of Catholicism were soon disappointed.

Converse of object

  • grant: He was Pope of Rome from 311 to 314, when the Emperor Constantine granted toleration to the Church.
  • concern: Concerning toleration in socialism, attention is commonly paid to freedom of speech.
  • show: The question then arises as to whether wolves living where livestock are plentiful all year round also show livestock toleration.
  • have: We can have no toleration for the veiled skepticism which is passing for Christianity to-day.
  • include: This respect includes toleration of his personal viewpoint, his religious beliefs and his political opinions.
  • extend: William III, the Protestant hero of Orange mythology, we are reminded tried to extend legal toleration of religious worship to Catholics.

Adjective modifier

  • religious: The history of religious toleration in Turkey is a long, long trail of broken promises.
  • mutual: So there has to be a level of mutual toleration over minor issues.
  • complete: The State religion is Roman Catholic, but there is complete toleration.
  • great: Which is probably a hidden plea for greater toleration of each other's oddities.
  • universal: Almost alone in his age, Vane believed in universal toleration.
  • limited: Yet the act was very limited, it applied only to Trinitarian Protestant Dissenters and even that limited toleration was contested.

Modifies a noun

  • zone: She rejected out of hand the government's proposals around prostitution, and called for outright legalization and for toleration zones.
  • act: The 1689 toleration act was indeed an important landmark in the struggle to achieve religious toleration.

Noun used with modifier

  • livestock: The question then arises as to whether wolves living where livestock are plentiful all year round also show livestock toleration.

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