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forgiveness

for·give·ness [ fər gívnəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. act of pardoning somebody: the act of pardoning somebody for a mistake or wrongdoing

2. forgiving quality: the tendency to forgive offenses readily and easily
She had little forgiveness in her nature.

[ Old English forgiefenes, literally "forgiven-ness"]
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