forgiveness

[ fer-giv-nis ]

noun

1. act of forgiving; forgive; state of being forgiven.
2. disposition or willingness to forgive.

forgiveness

/ fəˈɡɪvnɪs /

noun

1. the act of forgiving or the state of being forgiven
2. willingness to forgive

Other Words From

• prefor·giveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of forgiveness¹

before 900; Middle English forgifenesse, Old English forgifennys. See forgive, -ness

Example Sentences

He had pleaded guilty and asked for forgiveness.

From BBC

And the student loan forgiveness program never came to fruition, the Supreme Court strangling it on extremely dubious grounds before the aid ever got out the door.

From Slate

Trump and conservative allies could reduce federal financial aid, privatize student loans and end student loan forgiveness.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2018, for instance, his administration proposed $200 billion in student aid funding cuts over a decade, targeting some types of loans, the federal work-study program and loan forgiveness for borrowers who work in public service.

From Los Angeles Times

Worse than any of that was that he’d also been a public critic of Donald Trump, calling Trump “reprehensible” and an “idiot” and writing that Christians who made excuses for the comments caught on the Access Hollywood tape needed God’s forgiveness.

From Slate

Related Words

• absolution
• amnesty
• clemency
• compassion
• dispensation
• grace
• mercy
• remission
• reprieve
• vindication