Definition of Toleration. Meaning of Toleration. Synonyms of Toleration

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Definition of Toleration

Toleration
Toleration Tol`er*a"tion, n. [L. toleratio: cf. OF. toleration.] 1. The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved. 2. Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief. 3. Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to religious matters.

Meaning of Toleration from wikipedia

- Toleration is when one allows or permits an action, idea, object, or person that they dislike or disagree with. Political scientist Andrew R. Murphy explains...
- security and that of the institutions of liberty are in danger." In On Toleration (1997), Michael Walzer asked, "Should we tolerate the intolerant?" He...
- Religious tolerance or religious toleration may signify "no more than forbearance and the permission given by the adherents of a dominant religion for...
- An edict of toleration is a declaration, made by a government or ruler, and states that members of a given religion will not suffer religious ****cution...
- Toleration Act may refer to: Maryland Toleration Act, a 1649 law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians Toleration Act 1689, an Act of...
- related to Tolerance. Tolerance or toleration is the state of tolerating, or putting up with, conditionally. Toleration Party, a historic political party...
- A Letter Concerning Toleration (Epistola de tolerantia) by John Locke was originally published in 1689. Its initial publication was in Latin, and it was...
- The Maryland Toleration Act, also known as the Act Concerning Religion, was the first law in North America requiring religious tolerance for Christians...
- The Patent of Toleration (German: Toleranzpatent, Hungarian: Türelmi rendelet) was an edict of toleration issued on 13 October 1781 by the Habsburg emperor...
- The Toleration Party, also known as the Toleration-Republican Party and later the American Party or American Toleration and Reform Party, was a political...