forgiveness

Definition of forgiveness in English English dictionary: The action of forgiving; Readiness to forgive; {n} the act of forgiving, pardon, excuse; Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive; Not what you hope for after Mom and Dad see those first-semester grades, this term applies to a portion or total of a loan balance that is cancelled by the federal government Loan forgiveness is offered under certain circumstances such as military or volunteer service The amount forgiven varies with the type and length of service; If you ask for forgiveness, you ask to be forgiven for something wrong that you have done. I offered up a short prayer for forgiveness. a spirit of forgiveness and national reconciliation. when someone forgives another person ask/beg/pray etc for (sb's) forgiveness; the act of excusing a mistake or offense; The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries; The club's ability to minimize the effects of off center hits; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive; the act of excusing a mistake or offense compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive; the act of stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for what they have done wrong; looking at our specialness with the Holy Spirit or Jesus, without guilt or judgment; our special function that shifts perception of another as " enemy" (special hate) or " savior-idol" (special love) to brother or friend, removing all projections of guilt from him; the expression of the miracle or vision of Christ, that sees all people united in the Sonship of God, looking beyond the seeming differences that reflect separation: thus, perceiving sin as real makes true forgiveness impossible; the recognition that what we thought was done to us we did to ourselves, since we are responsible for our scripts, and therefore only we can deprive ourselves of the peace of God: thus, we forgive others for what they have not done to us, not for what they have done see: looking at the ego; Mormon: Must be earned through what may be "weeks, years, or centuries" of effort To be forgiven of a sin, one must meet the demands of the LDS definition of repentance for that sin God 'remembers' the original sin and you lose your forgiveness if you recommit the sin Christian: The undeserved gift of having your sins separated from you "as far as the east is from the west" Because Jesus paid our penalty as our substitute, we are considered guiltless by God God does not remember our sins; {i} pardon, absolution, clemency, mercy; (Ang -Sax , forgifenes ) "Forgiveness to the injured doth belong But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong " Dryden: Conquest of Granada, part ii act i 2 "Proprium humani generis, odisse quem laceris " - Tacitus Fork Out Hand over; pay down; stand treat Fingers are called forks, and this may suffice to explain the phrase; if not, we have the Anglo-Saxon verb feccan (to draw out, to take), and "fork out" would be "fec out "; lenity
it's better to ask forgiveness than permission: The value of acting promptly and making a mistake requiring forgiveness is greater than value of delaying to get permission
forgive: {f} pardon, give amnesty to; cease to hold anger or resentment against; cancel a debt, release from a liability
forgive: {v} to pardon, excuse, pass by or over, remit, give up
begged forgiveness: asked for forgiveness, asked for a pardon
begging for forgiveness: asking for a pardon, asking for forgiveness
debt forgiveness: nullification of a debt
forgive: If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them. Hopefully she'll understand and forgive you, if she really loves you She'd find a way to forgive him for the theft of the money Still, for those flashes of genius, you can forgive him anything
forgive: To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; said in reference to the act forgiven
forgive: If an organization such as a bank forgives someone's debt, they agree not to ask for that money to be repaid. The American Congress has agreed to forgive Egypt's military debt
forgive: To accord forgiveness
forgive: To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment
forgive: If you say that someone could be forgiven for doing something, you mean that they were wrong or mistaken, but not seriously, because many people would have done the same thing in those circumstances. Looking at the figures, you could be forgiven for thinking the recession is already over
forgive: absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"
forgive: To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign
forgive: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt
forgive: politeness Forgive is used in polite expressions and apologies like `forgive me' and `forgive my ignorance' when you are saying or doing something that might seem rude, silly, or complicated. Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you I do hope you'll forgive me but I've got to leave `Forgive my manners,' she said calmly. `I neglected to introduce myself.'
forgive: absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt
forgive: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
forgive: To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; said of the person offending
loan forgiveness: writing-off of a debt, cancellation of an unpaid debt
no forgiveness: impossible to grant forgiveness, cannot be forgiven