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▪ I. forgiving, vbl. n.|fəˈgɪvɪŋ|
Also 5–6 Sc. forgiffine, -yne.
[f. forgive v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb forgive.
c1385Chaucer L.G.W. 1852 Lucrece, Be as be may, quod she, of forgyfynge. a1460Let. Jas. II, Chart. Aberd. 62 (Jam.) Not agaynstanding ony relessing, gyft, forgiffyne, or accordyng. c1526Frith Disput. Purgat. Wks. (1573) 29 Albeit man repente his forgeuyng and after⁓wards sue for his debt. 1533Gau Richt Vay (1888) 8 Quhair thay sal get grace marcie and forgiffine of thair sinnis.
▪ II. forgiving, ppl. a.|fəˈgɪvɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That forgives; inclined to forgive; indicating forgiveness.
1690Norris Beatitudes (1694) I. 188 A mild, meek and forgiving Spirit. 1703Rowe Fair Penit. iv. i. 1574 One forgiving Glance. 1820Keats Isabella xix, Of thee we now should ask forgiving boon. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 458 He was of no gentle or forgiving temper.
Hence forˈgivingly adv.; forˈgivingness.
1667J. Flavel Saint Indeed (1754) 84 Never did any carry it more peaceably and forgivingly. 1742Richardson Pamela III. 82 So much Sweetness, and so much Forgivingness. 1857W. Collins Dead Secret 249 Remember me forgivingly, Arthur. 1865J. Grote Moral Ideas viii. (1876) 114 Active forgivingness, the returning of good for evil. |