toleration
part of speech
noun (toleration; uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Allowing beliefs, customs or behaviour that you may not agree with, without trying to stop them. tree →
2) (history/religion) A government's allowing people to follow different religions freely: religious toleration. tree →
3) The ability to put up with something unpleasant (more often «tolerance»). tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and religion lessons: laws of religious toleration let people of different faiths worship freely. In citizenship and ethics: living together peacefully needs toleration and respect. Phrases: «religious toleration», «toleration of», «a spirit of toleration».
examples
- The king's law of religious toleration let people worship as they chose. tree →
- Toleration means letting others hold different views. tree →
- Our class talked about toleration of other people's beliefs. tree →
- The town was known for its toleration of different religions. tree →
- Toleration of bullying is never acceptable. tree →
- Living together in peace needs toleration and kindness. tree →
note
Uncountable. «Tolerance» is the more common word for the quality or attitude; «toleration» is more often the act or policy of allowing. Verb: «tolerate». Toleration is not the same as approval: you can tolerate something you dislike.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «toleration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.