toleration

/,tɔlə'reiʃn/

Thân thiện

People of different faiths practice toleration by attending a community gathering.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The practice of allowing or permitting something that one does not necessarily agree with or like: Toleration refers to the acceptance of beliefs, behaviors, or practices that differ from one's own, especially in matters of religion, opinion, or lifestyle.
   • The capacity to endure or put up with something unpleasant or unwanted: It can also describe the act of bearing or enduring an undesirable situation or person without interference.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Religious toleration is a cornerstone of a free society.
  • Her toleration of his constant lateness finally ran out.
  • The government's policy of toleration allowed various political groups to exist.

Advanced Usage

• "A policy of toleration": An official stance or rule that permits diversity, especially in belief.
  • The king adopted a policy of toleration towards minority faiths.
• "To show/display toleration": To actively demonstrate an accepting attitude.
  • The community showed remarkable toleration for new and unconventional ideas.

Variants and Related Words

• Tolerate (verb): To allow the existence or practice of something without interference; to endure.
  • She could not tolerate the injustice.
• Tolerant (adjective): Showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior one does not necessarily agree with.
  • He is very tolerant of different viewpoints.
• Tolerance (noun): The ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior one does not necessarily agree with. (Note: 'Tolerance' often overlaps with 'toleration' but can also refer to a physical capacity, e.g., drug tolerance).
  • The school promotes tolerance and understanding.

Synonyms

• Acceptance: The action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered.
• Forbearance: Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.
• Sufferance: Absence of objection rather than genuine approval; tacit permission.

Related Phrases

• Live and let live: An idiom expressing a philosophy of toleration, meaning one should accept the way other people live even if one disagrees with it.
  • In this neighborhood, we follow a simple rule: live and let live.
• Agree to disagree: An idiom meaning to accept that you have different opinions and stop arguing.
  • We couldn't convince each other, so we agreed to disagree.

Học thuật

Noun

1. official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
2. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
   • all people should practice toleration and live together in peace

Từ đồng nghĩa

• acceptance
• sufferance