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forgiveness

[ fer-giv-nis ]

noun

  1. act of forgiving; forgive; state of being forgiven.
  2. disposition or willingness to forgive.


forgiveness

/ fəˈɡɪvnɪs /

noun

  1. the act of forgiving or the state of being forgiven
  2. willingness to forgive


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Other Words From

  • prefor·giveness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of forgiveness1

before 900; Middle English forgifenesse, Old English forgifennys. See forgive, -ness

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Example Sentences

You must atone, apologize, and beg forgiveness for the thousands of LGBT lives you have taken.

Distraught, confused and ashamed, both men broke down in the courtroom, weeping like children and begging for forgiveness.

If it goes against their religion, all they have to do is ask for forgiveness.

For all our sins, may the Force that makes forgiveness possible forgive us, pardon us, and make atonement possible.

Not literally, but that was the impression I got; the hug was all-encompassing compassion, forgiveness and acceptance.

And when wine had unselfed my noble father, you received his passionate insults with forbearance and forgiveness!

It is remarkable to find such a story related without any word about sin and forgiveness.

He looked back—looked down—upon former emotions and activities; and hence the confusing alternating of jealousy and forgiveness.

It is as sinners seeking forgiveness that men, however much they may have enjoyed the blessings of the Covenant, perform it.

If we perceive that we have vowed to sin, let us not perform, but pray to God for forgiveness, and engage to what is lawful.

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