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# toleration

noun (toleration; uncountable)

«toleration» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Allowing beliefs, customs or behaviour that you may not agree with, without trying to stop them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#m1)
2. (history/religion) A government's allowing people to follow different religions freely: religious toleration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#m2)
3. The ability to put up with something unpleasant (more often «tolerance»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and religion lessons: laws of religious toleration let people of different faiths worship freely. In citizenship and ethics: living together peacefully needs toleration and respect. Phrases: «religious toleration», «toleration of», «a spirit of toleration».

### Examples

- The king's law of religious toleration let people worship as they chose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#x1)
- Toleration means letting others hold different views. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#x2)
- Our class talked about toleration of other people's beliefs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#x3)
- The town was known for its toleration of different religions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#x4)
- Toleration of bullying is never acceptable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#x5)
- Living together in peace needs toleration and kindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. «Tolerance» is the more common word for the quality or attitude; «toleration» is more often the act or policy of allowing. Verb: «tolerate». Toleration is not the same as approval: you can tolerate something you dislike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «toleration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toleration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«toleration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/toleration.html) on Mova free.