toleration

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌtɑləˈreɪʃən/ UK /ˌtɒləˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the allowance or acceptance of beliefs or behavior one dislikes

The edict granted toleration to religious minorities.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the allowance or acceptance... tolerance acceptance forbearance sufferance indulgencepermissiveness

Opposites

intolerance prohibition bigotry prejudice

Word family

Derived forms tolerationist

Related forms tolerate tolerable tolerance

Etymology

From Latin tolerātiō(n-) ('a bearing, enduring'), from tolerāre ('to bear, endure').

tolerātiō Latin tolerāre Latin *telh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# toleration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌtɑləˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌtɒləˈreɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the allowance or acceptance of beliefs or behavior one dislikes

## Examples
- The edict granted toleration to religious minorities.

## Synonyms
- tolerance
- acceptance
- forbearance
- sufferance
- indulgence
- permissiveness

## Antonyms
- intolerance
- prohibition
- bigotry
- prejudice

## Derived Forms
- tolerationist

## Related Forms
- tolerate
- tolerable
- tolerance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tolerātiō
- Root: tolerāre
- Root: *telh₂-

## Etymology
From Latin tolerātiō(n-) ('a bearing, enduring'), from tolerāre ('to bear, endure').

## AI Etymology
Toleration is from Latin tolerātiō(n-) ('a bearing, enduring'), from tolerāre ('to bear, endure'). Important recorded forms include tolerātiō (Latin), tolerāre (Latin), and *telh₂- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers the allowance or acceptance of beliefs or behavior one dislikes. The wider family includes derived forms such as tolerationist and related words such as tolerate, tolerable, and tolerance.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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