forgiveness

for·give·ness

 (fər-gĭv′nĭs, fôr-)

n.

The act of forgiving; pardon.

forgiveness

(fəˈɡɪvnɪs)

n

1. the act of forgiving or the state of being forgiven

2. willingness to forgive

for•give•ness

(fərˈgɪv nɪs)

n.

1. the act of forgiving or the state of being forgiven; pardon.

2. willingness to forgive.

[before 900]

Forgiveness

 

1. Forgiving the unrepentant is like drawing pictures in water —Japanese proverb
2. (God) pardons like a mother who kisses away the repentant tears of her child —Henry Ward Beecher
3. Forgiving without forgetting is like loving without liking —Anon
4. Overlooked as a favorite child’s failings —Anon

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forgiveness - compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive mercifulness, mercy - the feeling that motivates compassion
	2.	forgiveness - the act of excusing a mistake or offense pardon benignity, kindness - a kind act condonation - a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred exculpation - the act of freeing from guilt or blame

forgiveness

noun pardon, mercy, absolution, exoneration, overlooking, amnesty, acquittal, remission, condonation I offered up a prayer for forgiveness.

Quotations
"Resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also" [Bible: St. Matthew]
"We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends" [Cosimo de Medici]
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much" [Oscar Wilde]
"The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget" [Thomas Szasz The Second Sin]
"God will forgive me; that is His business" [Heinrich Heine]
"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" Bible: St. Luke
"Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus said unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but Until seventy times seven" Bible: St. Matthew

forgiveness

noun

The act or an instance of forgiving:

absolution, amnesty, condonation, excuse, pardon, remission.

Translations

تَسامُحصَفْح، غُفْران

odpuštěníochota prominout

tilgivelse

VergebungVersöhnlichkeitVerzeihung

perdón

anteeksiantavaisuusanteeksianto

clémencepardon

fyrirgefningsáttfÿsi

perdono

vergeven

vilje til å tilgi

perdão

odpuščanje

affetmeaffetme eğilimibağışlama

宽人之心宽大宽恕

forgiveness

[fəˈgɪvnɪs] N (= pardon) → perdón m; (= willingness to forgive) → compasión f

forgiveness

[fə^rˈgɪvnɪs] n → pardon m
to beg for forgiveness → implorer le pardon
to ask for forgiveness → demander pardon

forgiveness

n no pl (quality: = willingness to forgive) → Versöhnlichkeit f; to ask/beg (somebody’s) forgiveness → (jdn) um Verzeihung or Vergebung (esp Eccl) → bitten; her complete forgiveness of them surprised him → es überraschte ihn, dass sie ihnen voll und ganz verzieh; the forgiveness of sins (Eccl) → die Vergebung der Sünden; forgiveness of debt → Schuldenerlass m; full of forgiveness → versöhnlich

forgiveness

[fəˈgɪvnɪs] n (pardon) → perdono; (willingness to forgive) → clemenza, indulgenza

forgive

(fəˈgiv) – past tense forgave (fəˈgeiv) : past participle forˈgiven – verb

1. to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong). He forgave her for stealing his watch. vergeef يَصْفَح عن، يُسامِح прощавам на някой perdoar odpustit vergeben tilgive; undskylde συγχωρώperdonar (kellelegi) andeks andma بخشیدن antaa anteeksi pardonner לִסלוֹחַ ל- क्षमा करना oprostiti megbocsát memaafkan fyrirgefa, afsaka perdonare 許す (사람을) 용서하다 atleisti piedot memaafkan vergeventilgi, forlateprzebaczyć بخښل perdoar a ierta прощать odpustiť odpustiti oprostiti förlåta ยกโทษให้ affetmek, bağışlamak 原諒，寬恕（某人） прощати معاف کر دینا tha thứ 原谅，宽恕（某人）

2. to stop being angry about (something that someone has done). He forgave her angry words. vergeef يَغْفِر опрощавам perdoar prominout verzeihen tilgive παραβλέπωperdonar (midagi) andeks andma ندیده گرفتن؛ بخشیدن antaa anteeksi pardonner לִסלוֹח ל- छोड़ देना oprostiti, zaboraviti megbocsát memaafkan fyrirgefa perdonare 許す (죄 등을) 용서하다 atleisti už piedot memaafkan een oogje dichtknijpen voor tilgiwybaczyć معافول perdoar a trece cu vederea прощать prepáčiť odpustiti oprostiti förlåta อภัยให้ affetmek, bağışlamak 原諒，寬恕 прощати غصہ تھوک دینا thứ lỗi 原谅，宽恕

forgiveness (fəˈgivnis) noun

1. the act of forgiving. He asked for forgiveness. vergewensgesindheid صَفْح، غُفْران опрощение perdão odpuštění die Verzeihung tilgivelse συγχώρησηperdón andestus عفو anteeksianto pardonמחילה, סליחה क्षमा opraštanje bocsánat maaf fyrirgefning perdono 許し 용서 atleidimas piedošana kemaafan vergiffenistilgivelse, syndsforlatelseprzebaczenie بخښنه perdão iertare прощение prepáčenie, odpustenie odpuščanje oproštaj förlåtelse การให้อภัย affetme, bağışlama 寬恕 прощення معافی sự tha thứ 宽恕

2. readiness to forgive. He showed great forgiveness towards them. vergewensgesindheid تَسامُح снизхождение perdão ochota prominout die Versöhnlichkeit vilje til at tilgive επιείκειαmisericordia, clemencia andestamisvalmidus گذشت anteeksiantavaisuus clémenceסלחנות क्षमाशीलता spremnost na praštanje megbocsátás pemaaf sáttfÿsi clemenza, indulgenza 寛大さ 관대함 atlaidumas piedošana kemaafan vergevensgezindheidvilje til å tilgi wyrozumiałość معافی perdão clemenţă всепрощение zhovievavosť odpuščanje oproštaj överseende พร้อมที่จะให้อภัย affetme eğilimi 寬大，寬人之心 вибачливість; милостивість معاف کرنا sự khoan dung 宽大，宽人之心

forˈgiving adjective

ready to forgive (often). a forgiving person. vergewensgesinde مُتَسامِح، غَفور милостив magnânimo ochotný odpouštět versöhnlich tilgivende επιεικήςcompasivo kergestiandestav با گذشت anteeksiantava indulgent סַלחָנִי क्षमाशील milostiv, koji prašta megbocsátó suka memaafkan fús til að fyrirgefa clemente, indulgente 寛大な 관대한 atlaidus piedodošs memaafkan vergevensgezind villig/rede til å tilgi, overbærendewyrozumiały په تير تللو سره magnânimo iertător (все)прощающий zhovievavý, ochotný odpustiť prizanesljiv koji oprašta förlåtande, försonlig ซึ่งให้อภัย affeden, bağışlayan 寬大的，慈悲的 великодушний جلد معاف کردینے والا khoan dung 宽大的，慈悲的