forgiver
One who absolves
A forgiver is someone who pardons offenses or lets go of resentment.
The word often carries moral or spiritual weight, suggesting a capacity for mercy that not everyone possesses: She was a natural forgiver, unable to hold grudges.
It can also appear in religious contexts describing divine clemency.
Concern for others' distress
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
gentleness · empathy · benevolence · forbearance · magnanimity · charity · patience · goodwill
Compensation for wrongdoing
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- renewalMaking current again
- transformationThorough change in form
grace · restoration · repentance · conversion · rebirth · purification · reform · recovery
Official release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- remissionTemporary disease absence
reprieve · condonation · discharge · release · exculpation · clearing · vindication · overlooking
Conflict resolution agent
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- healerOne who restores health
- bridge-builderOne linking estranged parties
- olive-branchSymbol of reconciliation
rapprochement · restoration · harmony · reunion · mending · healing · dialogue · understanding
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
clemency · gentleness · empathy · benevolence · forbearance · magnanimity · charity · patience · goodwill · sympathy
atonement
Compensation for wrongdoing
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- renewalMaking current again
transformation · grace · restoration · repentance · conversion · rebirth · purification · reform · recovery · liberation
pardon
Official release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
remission · reprieve · condonation · discharge · release · exculpation · clearing · vindication · overlooking · second-chance
peacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- healerOne who restores health
- bridge-builderOne linking estranged parties
olive-branch · rapprochement · restoration · harmony · reunion · mending · healing · dialogue · understanding · truce
forgiveravenger
Retribution dealer
retaliator · punisher · revenger · vindicator · persecutor
forgiverhater
One who loathes
resenter · brooder · scorner · cold shoulder
- forgive meRequest for absolution
- forgive and forgetAbsolve and dismiss resentment
- forgive yourselfLet go of self-blame
- please forgive me
- forgive usAbsolve our offenses
- please forgiveRequest for absolution
forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, forgiven, unforgiving, unforgivable, forgives, forgivable, unforgiven