forgiveness
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- forgiveneß (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
forgiveness (uncountable)
- The action of forgiving.
- The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - Mahatma Gandhi
- Readiness to forgive.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
the action of forgiving
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readiness to forgive
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References [edit]
- forgiveness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913