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单词 toleration
释义

toleration

noun

tol·​er·​a·​tion ˌtä-lə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce toleration (audio)
1
a
: the act or practice of tolerating something
b
: a government policy of permitting forms of religious belief and worship not officially established
2
: tolerance sense 4a(1)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The canonical interpretation held that the devil intruded into the prophet’s inspirations, producing what appeared to be a temporary and tactically astute toleration of paganism. Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Religious toleration doesn’t preclude expressing vigorous disagreement. New York Times, 23 Aug. 2022 All this made Cromwell a hero in the eyes of later Protestant Nonconformists, who admired him for his hostility to an episcopal church and for his championing of religious toleration. Keith Thomas, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022 This limited toleration, despite second-class status, was quite generous for its time. Mustafa Akyol, WSJ, 12 May 2022 Catholic France followed suit when Louis XIV ended the policy of toleration toward its Protestant minority, sending hundreds of thousands into exile. Joseph Loconte, National Review, 2 Apr. 2022 Convinced of and indebted to principles of toleration, Jews had been America’s most loyal liberal voters. Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 11 May 2022 Evangelical Christians in Russia experience what amounts to conditional toleration. Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 Feb. 2022 In such a nation, sophisticated intellectual inquiry has been abandoned for the false consolation of simplistic thinking, and toleration of difference has given way to conformity and the rage of the mob. Boze Herrington, The Week, 27 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

toleration

noun

tol·​er·​a·​tion ˌtäl-ə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce toleration (audio)
: tolerance

toleration

noun

as in tolerance

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • tolerance
  • acceptance
  • acquiescence
  • permit
  • assent
  • agreement
  • liberty
  • patent
  • concession
  • grant
  • okay
  • pass
  • consent
  • certification
  • sanction
  • granting
  • accreditation
  • OK
  • seal
  • clearance
  • allowance
  • permission
  • warrant
  • signature
  • green light
  • sufferance
  • license
  • concurrence
  • accord
  • stamp
  • authorization
  • licence
  • imprimatur
  • leave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • prohibition
  • denial
  • refusal
  • rejection
  • revocation
  • suppression
  • proscription
  • injunction
  • exclusion
  • interdiction
  • repression
  • veto
  • deterrence
  • taboo
  • ban
  • discouragement
  • embargo
  • tabu
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