forgivenesses
Acts of pardoning
Forgivenesses is the plural of forgiveness, the act or disposition of pardoning offenses.
The plural is rare, since forgiveness usually names an abstract quality rather than countable instances.
When it does appear, it typically distinguishes types or occasions of pardoning: The forgivenesses extended by the victims varied in their completeness.
Restorations to wellness
- closuresActs of sealing shut
- releasesLets go or publishes
- acceptancesAffirmative replies received
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
catharsis · peace · resolutions · liberations · recoveries · wholeness · inner-peace · processing
Official forgiveness of crimes
- absolutionsFormal releases from blame
- reconciliationsRestorations of friendly relations
- merciesActs of forgiveness
- clemenciesActs of official forgiveness
exonerations · amnesties · reprieves · acquittals · understandings · compassions · tolerances · acceptances
Formal releases from blame
- redemptionsActs of being saved
- salvationsActs of being rescued
- gracesAdorns or dignifies
- atonementsAmends for wrongdoing
purifications · confessions · penances · repentances · blessings · cleansings · liberations · releases
healings
Restorations to wellness
- closuresActs of sealing shut
- releasesLets go or publishes
- acceptancesAffirmative replies received
unburdening · catharsis · peace · resolutions · liberations · recoveries · wholeness · inner-peace · processing · growth
pardons
Official forgiveness of crimes
- absolutionsFormal releases from blame
- reconciliationsRestorations of friendly relations
- merciesActs of forgiveness
clemencies · exonerations · amnesties · reprieves · acquittals · understandings · compassions · tolerances · acceptances · olive-branches
absolutions
Formal releases from blame
- redemptionsActs of being saved
- salvationsActs of being rescued
- gracesAdorns or dignifies
atonements · purifications · confessions · penances · repentances · blessings · cleansings · liberations · releases · expiation
forgivenessesgrudges
Persistent ill will
resentments · bitterness · unforgiveness · rancor · vindictiveness
forgivenessescondemnation
Severe disapproval expressed formally
judgment · mercilessness · pitilessness · hardheartedness · cold-heartedness
forgivenessesvengeance
Retaliation for injury
revenge · retaliation · retribution · punishment · reprisal
- ask forgivenessSeek pardon for wrongdoing
- beg forgiveness
- debt forgivenessCancellation of amounts owed
- asking forgivenessRequesting absolution for wrongdoing
- loan forgivenessCancellation of owed amounts
- divine forgivenessDeity pardoning wrongdoing