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No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.
Martin Van Buren

Meaning of "toleration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOLERATION

toleration  [ˌtɒləˈreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOLERATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toleration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOLERATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

toleration

Toleration

Toleration is "the practice of deliberately allowing or permitting a thing of which one disapproves. One can meaningfully speak of tolerating—i.e., of allowing or permitting—only if one is in a position to disallow." It has also been defined as "to bear or endure" or "to nourish, sustain or preserve." Toleration may signify "no more than forbearance and the permission given by the adherents of a dominant religion for other religions to exist, even though the latter are looked on with disapproval as inferior, mistaken, or harmful." There is only one verb 'to tolerate' and one adjective 'tolerant,' but the two nouns 'tolerance' and 'toleration' have evolved slightly different meanings. Tolerance is an attitude of mind that implies non-judgmental acceptance of different lifestyles or beliefs, whereas toleration implies putting up with something that one disapproves of. Historically, most incidents and writings pertaining to toleration involve the status of minority and dissenting viewpoints in relation to a dominant state religion.

Definition of toleration in the English dictionary

The definition of toleration in the dictionary is the act or practice of tolerating. Other definition of toleration is freedom to hold religious opinions that differ from the established or prescribed religion of a country.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOLERATION


acceleration
ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən
collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
cooperation
kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
declaration
ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
deliberation
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
expiration
ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən
exploration
ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
incorporation
ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
restoration
ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən
separation
ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOLERATION

tole
Toledo
tolerability
tolerable
tolerableness
tolerably
tolerance
tolerance zone
tolerant
tolerantly
tolerate
tolerationism
tolerationist
tolerative
tolerator
Toletum
toleware
tolidine

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOLERATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
formation
foundation
hesitation

Synonyms and antonyms of toleration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TOLERATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «toleration» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of toleration

Translation of «toleration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOLERATION

Find out the translation of toleration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toleration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toleration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宽容
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tolerancia
570 millions of speakers

English

toleration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सहनशीलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسامح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

терпимость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tolerância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহিষ্ণুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tolérance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toleransi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Duldung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寛容
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toleransi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chịu được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சகிப்புத்தன்மைக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहनशीलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tolerans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tolleranza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tolerancja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

терпимість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toleranță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdraagsaamheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

toleration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toleranse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toleration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOLERATION»

The term «toleration» is regularly used and occupies the 74.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOLERATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toleration

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6 QUOTES WITH «TOLERATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word toleration.
1
Martin Van Buren
No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.
2
Khalil Gibran
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
3
Richard Mentor Johnson
What other nations call religious toleration, we call religious rights. They are not exercised in virtue of governmental indulgence, but as rights, of which government cannot deprive any portion of citizens, however small.
4
Marie Louise
In a few generations more, there will probably be no room at all allowed for animals on the earth: no need of them, no toleration of them.
5
Lester B. Pearson
We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if not on the basis of confidence and cooperation, at least on that of mutual toleration and self-interest.
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Wallace Stevens
Intolerance respecting other people's religion is toleration itself in comparison with intolerance respecting other people's art.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOLERATION»

Discover the use of toleration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toleration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Toleration: An Elusive Virtue
Religion, sex, speech, and education are major areas requiring toleration in liberal societies. By applying theoretical analysis, these essays show the differences in the argument for toleration and its scope in each of these realms.
David Heyd, 1998
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Toleration
readily disposed to employ 'tolerance' as 'toleration'. The confusion is understandable, and is not really even sufficiently confusing to be worth combating. For, after all, where the two nouns in question are reduced to a verb, there is only one ...
Professor Preston King, Preston King, 2013
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Toleration: A Critical Introduction
Exploring the work of Locke, Mill and Rawls, and taking a closer look at contemporary debates, such as artistic freedom and holocaust denial, Catriona McKinnon presents an accessible introduction to toleration.
Catriona McKinnon, 2007
4
On Toleration
In this book one of the most influential political theorists of our time discusses the politics of toleration.
Michael Walzer, 2008
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Toleration
Most regard toleration as an unattractive fallback position of compromise and so tend to overlook it in favor of such active concepts as freedom, equality, and justice.
Nicholas G. Fotion, Gerard Elfstrom, 2002
6
John Locke, Toleration and Early Enlightenment Culture
John Marshall offers an extensive study of late seventeenth-century practices of religious intolerance and toleration in England, Ireland, France, Piedmont and the Netherlands and of the arguments which John Locke and his associates made in ...
John Marshall, 2006
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Early Modern Skepticism and the Origins of Toleration
This collection of original essays by the nation's leading political theorists examines the origins of modernity, and considers the question of tolerance as a product of early modern religious skepticism.
Alan Levine, 1999
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Toleration: The Liberal Virtue
It examines four prominent grounds of toleration: skepticism, prudence, autonomy, and conscience which are illustrated through the works of four pioneering liberals, namely, Michel de Montaigne, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, and Pierre ...
Bican Sahin, 2010
9
Making Toleration
Though James II is often depicted as a Catholic despot who imposed his faith, Scott Sowerby reveals a king ahead of his time who pressed for religious toleration at the expense of his throne.
Scott Sowerby, 2013
10
Toleration and the Constitution
This work develops a general theory of constitutional interpretation based on an original synthesis of political theory, history, law, and a larger approach to the interpretation of culture.
David A. J. Richards, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOLERATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toleration is used in the context of the following news items.
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Toleration Is Postmodern-Speak For Bigotry
Is “toleration” becoming a new word for “bigotry”? During oral argument in the recent gay-marriage litigation, Justice Alito asked the solicitor general if the ... «The Federalist, Jul 15»
2
Opinion: Scary warning against 'toleration'
Michael W. Johnson's Monday Challenge on "toleration" ("Acceptance of toleration may lead America to its downfall," June 22) is both confused and scary. «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Jun 15»
3
Transgender women in PH: Accepted or merely tolerated?
I am done with the toleration. We are now asking for acceptance. Let us be part of the community as Filipino citizens with laws that support and protect Filipino ... «Rappler, Jun 15»
4
No toleration of union abuses
Phantom members; dodgy deals with companies; flexing muscle inside the Labor Party: this is the trade union movement in the 21st century. What's more, these ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
5
Stanley Hauerwas Contra the Bad Idea of Religious Toleration
American Caesar tolerates you, but is that a performance Christians should put on? (Adolphe Yvon, Genius of America, 1870; Source Wikimedia Commons, ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
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'Complete breakdown in communication, appreciation and toleration
'We as a management team believe that there is a complete breakdown in communication, appreciation and toleration of our roles,' said Mathews in his shock ... «Bray People, Apr 15»
7
Indiana Religious Freedom Act in Accord With Traditional American …
An acid test of American religious toleration came during World War II. Congress, at the urging of President Franklin Roosevelt, instituted a military draft in 1940. «RealClearPolitics, Apr 15»
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LETTER: Toleration isn't exciting, but is necessary in our academic …
Toleration is like honesty, or prudence, two other boring virtues. Imprudent behavior or lack of civility may, like intolerance, play well on Twitter or Snapchat, but ... «MSU State News, Mar 15»
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India: bishops' conference calls for action on religious toleration
A spokesman for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India has welcomed a call for religious toleration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a member of the Hindu ... «Catholic Culture, Feb 15»
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A Letter Concerning Muslim Toleration
In “A Letter Concerning Toleration,” he argued that there is no “judge upon Earth” to adjudicate various churches on “the truth of their doctrines and the purity of ... «New York Times, Feb 15»

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