TOLERATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toleration mean? 

• TOLERATION (noun)
  The noun TOLERATION has 2 senses:

1. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

2. official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

  Familiarity information: TOLERATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOLERATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

acceptance; sufferance; toleration

Context example:

all people should practice toleration and live together in peace

Hypernyms ("toleration" is a kind of...):

permissiveness; tolerance (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toleration"):

self acceptance (an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all)

Derivation:

tolerate (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("toleration" is a kind of...):

license; permission; permit (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Derivation:

tolerate (recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others))

 Context examples 

“Oh yes. Traddles is a good fellow,” returned my host nodding his head with an air of toleration.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The return of Henry Crawford, and the arrival of William Price, had much to do with it, but much was still owing to Sir Thomas's more than toleration of the neighbourly attempts at the Parsonage.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Marianne, who had never much toleration for any thing like impertinence, vulgarity, inferiority of parts, or even difference of taste from herself, was at this time particularly ill-disposed, from the state of her spirits, to be pleased with the Miss Steeles, or to encourage their advances; and to the invariable coldness of her behaviour towards them, which checked every endeavour at intimacy on their side, Elinor principally attributed that preference of herself which soon became evident in the manners of both, but especially of Lucy, who missed no opportunity of engaging her in conversation, or of striving to improve their acquaintance by an easy and frank communication of her sentiments.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

This, with an iron nerve, a temper of the ice-brook, an indomitable resolution, self-command, and toleration exalted from virtues to blessings, and the kindliest and truest heart that beats—these form his equipment for the noble work that he is doing for mankind—work both in theory and practice, for his views are as wide as his all-embracing sympathy.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)