Hypertext Webster Gateway: "toleration"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Toleration \Tol`er*a"tion\, n. [L. toleratio: cf. OF.
toleration.]
1. The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not
wholly approved.
2. Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and
modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different
from, those of the established church or belief.
3. Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of
the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to
religious matters.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
toleration
n : a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
[syn: {acceptance}, {sufferance}]
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