noun. The act of forgiving; pardon.

noun. The act of forgiving; the act of granting pardon, as for a wrong, offense, or sin; remission of an obligation, debt, or penalty; pardon.

noun. Disposition or willingness to forgive or pardon.

noun. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven.

noun. Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.

noun. The action of forgiving.

noun. Readiness to forgive.

noun. the act of excusing a mistake or offense

noun. compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

"While some say they do not feel comfortable using the word forgiveness because it's open to so many messy interpretations, I believe all would embrace the concept, if they knew of Ginn Fourie's favorite definition which states that - "Forgiveness is the principled decision to give up your justifiable right to revenge.""

mercifulness  mercy  

atonement  charity  clemency  compassion  forbearance  

Lethe  absentmindedness  absolution  absolution  acquittal