toleration
Allowing without approving
Toleration is the act or practice of allowing what one disapproves of or disagrees with.
It differs subtly from tolerance: toleration emphasizes the deliberate decision to permit, while tolerance suggests a broader disposition or capacity for acceptance.
Historically, toleration often refers to religious freedom—a government's policy of allowing minority faiths to practice: the Edict of Toleration.
The word implies forbearance rather than approval: you tolerate what you'd prefer didn't exist but choose not to suppress.
Calm during delays
- restraintControl over impulses
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
compassion · indulgence · leniency · grace · forgiveness · magnanimity · gentleness · mildness
Consent to receive
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- inclusionBeing made part
- embraceHold closely in arms
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
respect · acknowledgment · welcoming · validation · appreciation · nonjudgmental · affirmation · unconditional
Coexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
heterogeneity · differences · variety · integration · assimilation · cross-cultural · intercultural · harmony
Sustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
persistence · tenacity · steadfastness · bearing · withstanding · surviving · coping · weathering
patience
Calm during delays
- restraintControl over impulses
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
clemency · compassion · indulgence · leniency · grace · forgiveness · magnanimity · gentleness · mildness · moderation
acceptance
Consent to receive
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- inclusionBeing made part
- embraceHold closely in arms
recognition · respect · acknowledgment · welcoming · validation · appreciation · nonjudgmental · affirmation · unconditional · approval
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
cosmopolitanism · heterogeneity · differences · variety · integration · assimilation · cross-cultural · intercultural · harmony · mosaic
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
perseverance · persistence · tenacity · steadfastness · bearing · withstanding · surviving · coping · weathering · sustaining
- enlightenmentVoltaire, Rousseau, Locke, Kant, Montesquieu
- LockeJohn Locke, tabula rasa, blank slate, social contract, natural rights
- containersbag, bags, box, boxes, bottle
- British PoliticsHouse of Commons, Westminster, Whigs, Tories, Commons
- political philosophypolitical philosophy, political theory, political thought, social contract, natural rights
- British PhilosophyJohn Locke, Bertrand Russell, David Hume, George Berkeley, John Stuart Mill
tolerationintolerance
Unwillingness to accept differences
bigotry · prejudice · fanaticism · ethnic cleansing · genocide
tolerationpersecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
oppression · repression · suppression · harassment · hostility
tolerationpersecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
religious persecution · oppression · tyranny · inquisition · genocide
- religious tolerationPermitting varied faiths coexist