toleration

Tolerance with respect to the actions and beliefs of others.

Official recognition of the rights of individuals and groups to hold dissenting opinions, especially on religion.

The act. of sustaining or enduring; endurance.

The act of tolerating; allowance made for what is not wholly approved; forbearance.

Specifically, the recognition of the right of private judgment in matters of faith and worship; also, the liberty granted by the governing power of a state to every individual to hold or publicly teach and defend his religious opinions, and to worship whom, how, and when he pleases, provided that he does not thereby violate the rights of others or infringe laws designed for the protection of decency, morality, and good order, or for the security of the governing power; the effective recognition by the state of the right which every person has to enjoy the benefit of all the laws and of all social privileges without any regard to difference of religion.

A disposition to tolerate, or not to judge or deal harshly or rigorously in cases of differences of opinion, conduct, or the like; tolerance.

In medicine and physiology, same as tolerance, 3.

Same as tolerance, 4.

A license to gather oysters or operate oyster-beds. The fee is a toleration fee.

Synonyms See tolerance.