Associations to the word «Toleration»

Wiktionary

TOLERATION, noun. (obsolete) Endurance of evil, suffering etc.
TOLERATION, noun. The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
TOLERATION, noun. Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.

Dictionary definition

TOLERATION, noun. A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace".
TOLERATION, noun. Official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion).

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne