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| forgiveness |
noun |
| 1. | compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive |
| 2. | the act of excusing a mistake or offense |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary -
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forgiveness1 [fəˈgivnis] noun
the act of forgiving
Example:
He asked for forgiveness.
| Arabic: | صَفْح، غُفْران |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 宽恕 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 寬恕 |
| Czech: | odpuštění |
| Danish: | tilgivelse |
| Dutch: | vergiffenis |
| Estonian: | andestus |
| Finnish: | anteeksianto |
| French: | pardon |
| German: | die Verzeihung |
| Greek: | συγχώρηση |
| Hungarian: | bocsánat |
| Icelandic: | fyrirgefning |
| Indonesian: | maaf |
| Italian: | perdono |
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| Japanese: | 許し |
| Korean: | 용서, 면제 |
| Latvian: | piedošana |
| Lithuanian: | atleidimas |
| Norwegian: | tilgivelse, syndsforlatelse |
| Polish: | przebaczenie |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | perdão |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | perdão |
| Romanian: | iertare |
| Russian: | прощение |
| Slovak: | prepáčenie, odpustenie |
| Slovenian: | odpuščanje |
| Spanish: | perdón |
| Swedish: | förlåtelse |
| Turkish: | affetme, bağışlama |
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readiness to forgive
Example:
He showed great forgiveness towards them.
| Arabic: | تَسامُح |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 宽大, 宽人之心 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 寬大, 寬人之心 |
| Czech: | ochota prominout |
| Danish: | vilje til at tilgive |
| Dutch: | vergevensgezindheid |
| Estonian: | andestamisvalmidus |
| Finnish: | anteeksiantavaisuus |
| French: | clémence |
| German: | die Versöhnlichkeit |
| Greek: | επιείκεια |
| Hungarian: | megbocsátás |
| Icelandic: | sáttfÿsi |
| Indonesian: | pemaaf |
| Italian: | clemenza, indulgenza |
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| Japanese: | 寛大さ |
| Korean: | 관용 |
| Latvian: | piedošana |
| Lithuanian: | atlaidumas |
| Norwegian: | vilje til å tilgi |
| Polish: | wyrozumiałość |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | indulgência |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | perdão |
| Romanian: | clemenţă |
| Russian: | всепрощение |
| Slovak: | zhovievavosť |
| Slovenian: | odpuščanje |
| Spanish: | misericordia, clemencia |
| Swedish: | överseende |
| Turkish: | affetme eğilimi |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -
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Forgiveness
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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