forgiveness

[For*give·ness]

Compassionate feelings for someone that make it easier to forgive that person for some offense can be called forgiveness. Feelings of forgiveness make it easier to feel empathy toward people who have harmed you.

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The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.

Noun
the act of excusing a mistake or offense

Noun
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

n.
The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.

n.
Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.

Forgiveness

For*give"ness, n. [AS. forgifnes.] 1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses.

In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin.

2. Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Syn. --

Pardon, remission

Pardon, remission. -- Forgiveness, Pardon. Forgiveness is Anglo-Saxon, and pardon Norman French, both implying a giving back. The word pardon, being early used in our Bible, has, in religious matters, the same sense as forgiveness; but in the language of common life there is a difference between them, such as we often find between corresponding Anglo-Saxon and Norman words. Forgive points to inward feeling, and suppose alienated affection; when we ask forgiveness, we primarily seek the removal of anger. Pardon looks more to outward things or consequences, and is often applied to trifling matters, as when we beg pardon for interrupting a man, or for jostling him in a crowd. The civil magistrate also grants a pardon, and not forgiveness. The two words are, therefore, very clearly distinguished from each other in most cases which relate to the common concerns of life.

The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.

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Usage Examples

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

Forgiveness is God's command.

Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.

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Other Usage Examples

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.

Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge.

Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.

As we know, forgiveness of oneself is the hardest of all the forgivenesses.

China's idea of fair trade is government subsidies of its textile and apparel exports to the United States, currency manipulation, and forgiveness of loans by its government banks.

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.