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Definition of toleration noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

toleration

noun
 
/ˌtɒləˈreɪʃn/
 
/ˌtɑːləˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of being willing to allow something that you do not like or agree with to happen or continue synonym tolerance
    • religious toleration
    • the toleration of difference
    • He preached toleration for all religions.
    • Religious minorities were allowed a wide measure of toleration.
    Topics Discussion and agreementc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • religious
    • mutual
    … of toleration
    • degree
    • measure
    preposition
    • toleration for
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    Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting the granting of permission by authority): from French tolération, from Latin toleratio(n-), from tolerare.
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