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forgiveness

[fer-giv-nis] / fərˈgɪv nɪs /


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The community’s emphasis on forgiveness—“the worst sin of all,” says Nash, “is to be unforgiving”—makes Hercule’s task of assigning blame more difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early Christians were acutely aware that they were sinners, that they would be judged in death for what they had done in life, that they needed to atone and seek God’s forgiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nelson Mandela declared that the mentality of revenge destroys nations, while the mentality of forgiveness builds them.

From Salon

But all the pain that came from that, and forgiveness.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2024, she opened up about “forgiveness,” noting in an interview with First for Women that her family has always been able to let go of others’ mistakes.

From MarketWatch