forgiveness

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  1. noun The act of forgiving; pardon.

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  • Quite simply, I think he misses an important point: it is not for us to decide whether forgiveness is appropriate. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • So I ` ll go along with the idea of forgiveness, as long as you put the 25-30 year olds with young families & mortgages based on bubble prices first. —  David McWilliams
  • I am sure God would forgive him, but Blair either does not seem capable of understanding the true depths of his wrongdoing (and its consequences) and / or the meaning of the word forgiveness or has simply (and more likely) sold his soul irrefutably to Lucifer in return for his power. —  legitgov
  • Practice self - forgiveness, and use the painful experience as a life lesson that will empower you in the future. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • This residue that is held in the body through lack of self-forgiveness, acts like a blueprint for the creation of the same or similar illnesses. —  LearnHub Activities
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  1. from Middle English forgivenesse, forʒifenesse, forgifnes, forʒefenesse, etc., from Anglo-Saxon forgifnes, forgifenes, forgifennes, from forgifen, forgiven, past participle of forgifan, forgive, + -nes, -ness. Thus forgiveness is a contr. of *forgivenness, and means literally the state of being forgiven; and from this, in the active use, the act of forgiving. D. vergiffenis is an imitation of the English word.
 

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