forgiveness
noun/fəˈɡɪvnəs/
/fərˈɡɪvnəs/
[uncountable]- the act of forgiving somebody; the quality of being willing to forgive somebody
- to pray for God’s forgiveness
- the forgiveness of sins
- He begged forgiveness for what he had done.
Extra Examples- He begged her forgiveness for his mistake.
- There can be no progress without forgiveness.
- victims of violence who can nevertheless find forgiveness in their hearts
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- divine
- find
- have
- receive
- …
- forgiveness for
Word OriginOld English forgiefenes, from forgiefen (past participle of forgiefan ‘forgive’) + the noun suffix -nes.Definitions on the go
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