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

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At the same time, the phrase could be invoked to support religious toleration and in pleas for inclusiveness. Margie Burns, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025 These include, for example, actions that artificially favor foreign exports, deny nondiscriminatory market access for U.S. firms, harm U.S. competitors’ IP rights, and otherwise involve foreign government toleration of systematic anticompetitive activities. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Government toleration of the same sorts of exercise of monopoly power by giant nonfood retailers dealt similar blows to independent drug and hardware store chains. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024 What Moana 2 has that Wicked ain’t got is a shorter running time of 100 minutes versus the latter’s 2 hours, 40 minutes — a much easier toleration of time for parents with kids. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for toleration

Word History

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of toleration was in 1531

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“Toleration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toleration. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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toleration

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