forgiveness

Roget category 918

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.3. Sympathetic affections
›› 6.3.4. Retrospective sympathetic affections

#918. Forgiveness

noun

forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace, remission, absolution, amnesty, oblivion — indulgence — reprieve.
conciliation — reconcilement — reconciliation etc. (pacification) 723 — propitiation.
excuse, exoneration, quittance, release, indemnity — bill of indemnity, act of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, deed of indemnity — exculpation etc. (acquittal) 970.
longanimity^†, placability — amantium irae [Lat.] — locus paenitentiae [Lat.] — forbearance.

verb

forgive, forgive and forget — pardon, condone, think no more of, let bygones be bygones, shake hands — forget an injury.
excuse, pass over, overlook — wink at etc. (neglect) 460 — bear with — allow for, make allowances for — let one down easily, not be too hard upon, pocket the affront.
let off, remit, absolve, give absolution, reprieve — acquit etc. 970.
beg pardon, ask pardon, implore pardon etc. n. — conciliate, propitiate, placate — make up a quarrel etc. (pacify) 723 — let the wound heal.

adjective

forgiving, placable, conciliatory, forgiven etc. v. — unresented^†, unavenged, unrevenged^†.

adverb

cry you mercy.

phrase

veniam petimusque damusque vicissim [Lat.] [Horace]; more in sorrow than in anger — comprendre tout c'est tout pardonner [Fr.] — the offender never pardons" [Herbert].

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