toleration

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French toleration, from Latin tolerātiōnem, accusative singular of tolerātiō, from the verb tolerō (“to tolerate”). Compare tolerance. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tɒləˈɹeɪʃən/ === Noun === toleration (countable and uncountable, plural tolerations) (obsolete) Endurance of evil, suffering etc. The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance. Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Toleration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Toleration in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)