'Toleration' definitions:
Definition of 'toleration'
From: WordNet
noun
A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace" [syn: toleration, acceptance, sufferance]
noun
Official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
Definition of 'Toleration'
From: GCIDE
- Toleration \Tol`er*a"tion\, n. [L. toleratio: cf. OF. toleration.]
- 1. The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to religious matters. [1913 Webster]