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toleration.

Endurance of evil, suffering etc.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɒləˈɹeɪʃən/UK
  1. Endurance of evil, suffering etc.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle French toleration, from Latin tolerātiōnem, accusative singular of tolerātiō, from the verb tolerō (“to tolerate”). Compare tolerance.

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