Forgiveness — doesn t mean that you deny the other person s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn t minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Depending on the degree and circumstance of the offense, (typically,… … Wikipedia
Forgiveness — For*give ness, n. [AS. forgifnes.] 1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries. [1913 Webster] To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. Dan. ix. 9. [1913 Webster] In whom we have … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgiveness — Kalana. See forgive. ♦ To ask forgiveness, noi e kala ia, ho okāmakamaka … English-Hawaiian dictionary
FORGIVENESS — FORGIVENESS, the act of absolving or pardoning; the state of being pardoned. In the Bible The biblical concept of forgiveness presumes, in its oldest strata, that sin is a malefic force that adheres to the sinner and that forgiveness is the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
forgiveness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete ▪ divine VERB + FORGIVENESS ▪ find, have, receive ▪ Do I have your forgiveness? … Collocations dictionary
forgiveness — [[t]fə(r)gɪ̱vnəs[/t]] N UNCOUNT 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 … English dictionary
Forgiveness (film) — Infobox Film name = Forgiveness caption = The movie poster. director = Ian Gabriel producer = Cindy Gabriel writer = Greg Latter narrator = starring = Arnold Vosloo music = Philip Miller cinematography = Giulio Biccari editing = Ronelle Loots… … Wikipedia
Forgiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Forgiveness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 forgiveness forgiveness pardon condonation grace remission absolution amnesty oblivion Sgm: N 1 indulgence indulgence Sgm: N 1 reprieve reprieve … English dictionary for students
ask — [[t]ɑ͟ːsk, æ̱sk[/t]] ♦ asks, asking, asked 1) VERB If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer. [V with quote] How is Frank? he asked... [V n n] I asked him his name... [V … English dictionary
ask — verb 1 put a question to sb ADVERB ▪ gently, quietly, softly ▪ ‘How do you feel?’ she asked softly. ▪ conversationally, politely, sweetly … Collocations dictionary
