forgiveness
Etymology

From Middle English forgiveness, forgifnes, from Old English forġiefnes, equivalent to forgive + -ness.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /fəˈɡɪvnəs/
  • (America) IPA: /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/
Noun

forgiveness (uncountable)

  1. The action of forgiving.
    He begged for forgiveness after being caught stealing from the shop.
  2. Readiness to forgive.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Psalms 130:3–4 ↗:
      If thou, Lord, shouldest marke iniquities: O Lord, who shal stand? But there is forgiuenesse with thee: that thou mayest be feared.
    • 1931, Mahatma Gandhi, Young India:
      The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
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