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forgiveness
/ əˈɡɪɪ /
noun
- the act of forgiving or the state of being forgiven
- willingness to forgive
Other Word Forms
- Эǰ·n noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of forgiveness1
Example Sentences
They include new residency slots, debt forgiveness, waived medical school tuition, new ways of paying doctors, expanded nurse practitioner roles, and a statewide target to increase primary care spending.
On each occasion he asked for forgiveness, the congregation applauded.
“I don’t ask for anyone’s forgiveness, but I promise to atone for my terrible mistake.”
But he hardly includes any of the genuinely true stuff like tough conversations about mistakes and forgiveness.
The Bible had a solution for this: the tradition of Jubilee, a 50-year ritual of debt forgiveness, land restoration and the emancipation of slaves and indentured servants.
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