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单词 toleration
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Definition of toleration in English:

toleration

noun tɒləˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌtɑləˈreɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behaviour.

    忍受;容忍,宽恕

    the king demanded greater religious toleration

    国王要求对宗教有更多的宽容。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Instead they cultivate the value of toleration, which becomes the chief virtue in democratic societies.
    • With varying degrees of consciousness, most Americans seem to appreciate the practical benefits of liberalism and toleration.
    • It was also the the first European settlement to proclaim religious toleration.
    • He should fight against oppression and to establish justice and the broadest principles of religious toleration.
    • I'd like to think my toleration for different races, religions and sexuality is really high because of the way I was raised and my studies.
    • Charles then set about promoting the cause of religious toleration for all non-Anglicans.
    • He rejected confessional Christianity and allowed religious toleration in his kingdom.
    • There are other forms of religious toleration which are not liberal.
    • His dissertation is a study of the politics of religious toleration in the middle colonies.
    • Liberal ideas first took shape in the struggle for religious toleration in the 16th and 17th centuries.
    • We are still looking for a positive case to be made on behalf of liberal toleration.
    • Her desire for religious toleration was in stark contrast to the bigotry that riddled French society.
    • He ignores the long tradition of religious toleration under the Ottoman Empire.
    • They also desired fair trials, religious toleration and vast administrative reforms.
    • William agreed to religious toleration and to Parliament's claims to authority.
    • Born in London, he distinguished himself by loyalty in politics and toleration in religion.
    • He believed in religious toleration but supported an established church, the Anglican Communion.
    • The multicultural character of societies today renders the mutual toleration of differences important.
    • Cultures also differ in their toleration of uncertainty.
    • In 1568 a royal edict extended religious toleration to Catholics, Lutherans, Unitarians and Calvinists.
    Synonyms
    forbearance, liberality, open-mindedness, lack of prejudice, lack of bias, broad-mindedness, liberalism
    patience, long-suffering, magnanimity, sympathy, charity, lenience, leniency, lenity, indulgence, sufferance, clemency, permissiveness, condoning, condonation, complaisance, laxness
    acceptance, tolerance, approval, understanding, endurance, putting up with, ignoring
    freedom of worship, religious freedom, freedom of conscience

Origin

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

Definition of toleration in US English:

toleration

nounˌtäləˈrāSH(ə)nˌtɑləˈreɪʃ(ə)n
  • The practice of tolerating something, in particular differences of opinion or behavior.

    忍受;容忍,宽恕

    the king demanded greater religious toleration

    国王要求对宗教有更多的宽容。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are other forms of religious toleration which are not liberal.
    • He ignores the long tradition of religious toleration under the Ottoman Empire.
    • Her desire for religious toleration was in stark contrast to the bigotry that riddled French society.
    • Liberal ideas first took shape in the struggle for religious toleration in the 16th and 17th centuries.
    • He rejected confessional Christianity and allowed religious toleration in his kingdom.
    • Instead they cultivate the value of toleration, which becomes the chief virtue in democratic societies.
    • Charles then set about promoting the cause of religious toleration for all non-Anglicans.
    • Cultures also differ in their toleration of uncertainty.
    • He believed in religious toleration but supported an established church, the Anglican Communion.
    • William agreed to religious toleration and to Parliament's claims to authority.
    • His dissertation is a study of the politics of religious toleration in the middle colonies.
    • They also desired fair trials, religious toleration and vast administrative reforms.
    • I'd like to think my toleration for different races, religions and sexuality is really high because of the way I was raised and my studies.
    • He should fight against oppression and to establish justice and the broadest principles of religious toleration.
    • We are still looking for a positive case to be made on behalf of liberal toleration.
    • The multicultural character of societies today renders the mutual toleration of differences important.
    • In 1568 a royal edict extended religious toleration to Catholics, Lutherans, Unitarians and Calvinists.
    • It was also the the first European settlement to proclaim religious toleration.
    • Born in London, he distinguished himself by loyalty in politics and toleration in religion.
    • With varying degrees of consciousness, most Americans seem to appreciate the practical benefits of liberalism and toleration.
    Synonyms
    forbearance, liberality, open-mindedness, lack of prejudice, lack of bias, broad-mindedness, liberalism
    acceptance, tolerance, approval, understanding, endurance, putting up with, ignoring
    freedom of worship, religious freedom, freedom of conscience

Origin

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

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