Meaning of toleration in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌtɑləˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

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  1. Noun

    toleration

    Etymology

    late 15th century (denoting the granting of permission by authority): from French tolération, from Latin toleratio(n-), from tolerare (see tolerate)

    Definitions

    1. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

    Examples

    • « all people should practice toleration and live together in peace »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « Toleration is the best religion. »
    Victor Hugo
  • « Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's art. »
    Wallace Stevens
  • « Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none. »
    Edmund Burke
  • « Travel teaches toleration. »
    Benjamin Disraeli
  • « I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers. »
    Khalil Gibran

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