forgiveness

  • 1Forgiveness — doesn t mean that you deny the other person s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn t minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Depending on the degree and circumstance of the offense, (typically,… …

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  • 2FORGIVENESS — FORGIVENESS, the act of absolving or pardoning; the state of being pardoned. In the Bible The biblical concept of forgiveness presumes, in its oldest strata, that sin is a malefic force that adheres to the sinner and that forgiveness is the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 3Forgiveness — For*give ness, n. [AS. forgifnes.] 1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries. [1913 Webster] To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. Dan. ix. 9. [1913 Webster] In whom we have …

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  • 4Forgiveness — Single par Ayumi Hamasaki extrait de l’album Memorial Address Face A Forgiveness Face B divers remixes Sortie 20 août 2003 …

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  • 5Forgiveness — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «forgiveness» Sencillo de Ayumi Hamasaki del álbum Memorial address Publicación 20 de agosto del 2003 Formato Maxi single …

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  • 6forgiveness — (n.) O.E. forgiefnes pardon, forgiveness, indulgence; see FORGIVE (Cf. forgive) + NESS (Cf. ness) …

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  • 7forgiveness — index absolution, amnesty, clemency, condonation, dispensation (exception), exoneration, grace, indulge …

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  • 8forgiveness — [n] pardon; end of blame absolution, acquittal, amnesty, charity, clemency, compassion, condonation, dispensation, exculpation, exoneration, extenuation, grace, immunity, impunity, indemnity, justification, lenience, lenity, mercy, overlooking,… …

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  • 9forgiveness — ► NOUN ▪ the action of forgiving or the state of being forgiven …

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  • 10forgiveness — [fər giv′nis] n. 1. a forgiving or being forgiven; pardon 2. inclination to forgive or pardon …

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