Forgiveness

Definitions: Forgiveness

Forgiveness

Noun

1. Compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive.

2. The act of excusing a mistake or offense.

Date "forgiveness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Forgiveness \For*give"ness\, noun. [from Anglo-Saxon expression forgifnes.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Forgiveness (Ang.-Sax., forgifenes.) "Forgiveness to the injured doth belong. But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong." Dryden: Conquest of Granada, part ii. act i. 2. "Proprium humani generis, odisse quem laceris." - Tacitus. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Forgiveness is a quality whereby one ceases to feel resentment against another for a wrong he or she has committed against oneself, or, gives up any claim for a debt owed by another (i.e., one forgives another, or forgives a debt). It may be granted with or without the other asking for forgiveness.

It is recognized in Christianity as a spiritual gift. Spiritual forgiveness does not necessarily have any connection with material or financial forgiveness. One may spiritually forgive another, yet expect that the other should still make material or financial amends. God is understood to be infinitely forgiving (at the cost of His Son), and, indeed, the source of all forgiveness.

Forgiveness may be necessary for civilization, since, without it, all wrongs would demand revenge, which may themselves be taken as wrongs requiring revenge, resulting in a spiralling escalation of retaliation, leading ultimately to utter destruction.

Synonym: Forgiveness

Synonym: pardon (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Forgiveness	Noun: forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace, remission, absolution, amnesty, oblivion; indulgence; reprieve.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Forgiveness

English words defined with "forgiveness": Day of grace ♦ forgive, forgivingly ♦ Inexcusableness ♦ unforgivingly. (references)

Specialty definitions using "forgiveness": debt forgiveness, direct forgiveness of debt ♦ Grace Hopper ♦ Melibeus ♦ Rat-killer. (references)

Etymologies containing "forgiveness": Veniable. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Beg my wife's forgiveness, before I blow (Memento; writing credit: Bo Goldman; Lawrence Hauben) Better to beg forgiveness than ask permission. (The Hunchback of Notre Dame; writing credit: Victor Hugo; Irene Mecchi) Oh, forgiveness is my middle name! (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) I might as well ask if all those vodka martinis silence the screams of all the men you've killed or if you've found forgiveness in the arms of all those willing women, for the dead ones you failed to protect? (GoldenEye; writing credit: Ian Fleming; Michael France) Wise man say: forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; writing credit: Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird)
Lyrics	Forgiveness is the promised land (Between You And Me; performing artist: DC Talk) No I ain't looking for forgiveness (Blaze Of Glory; performing artist: Jon Bon Jovi) And somehow I'm full of forgiveness (Underneath It All; performing artist: No Doubt) I believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness (Affirmation; performing artist: Savage Garden)
Clever	Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. (references; author: Mark Twain) Sometimes it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Temptation and Forgiveness (1910)
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Domain	Title
Books	Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Hope, Healing and Forgiveness (Chicken Soup for the Soul) (reference) Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa (reference) No Future Without Forgiveness (reference) Radical Forgiveness, Making Room for the Miracle, 2nd Edition (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	How Good Do We Have To Be?: A New Understanding of Guilt and Forgiveness (reference) Journey Toward Forgiveness (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Chapter One-Love Pain & Forgiveness (reference) Forgiveness (reference) Sweet Forgiveness [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	I've got an idea for '96- I go back, I beg forgiveness, play the whole redemption bit, the reformed underdog back from Hell, I get re-elected, we take over... / / Oliphant. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Author Unknown.	I'd rather keep my promises to other politicians than to God. God, at least, has a degree of forgiveness.
Bulwer	Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.
Henry Ward Beecher	God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
Jean Paul Richter	Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.
Martin Luther	Forgiveness is God's command.
Peter Ustinov	Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth.
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Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	He would know then what was the sin of Simon Magus and what the sin against the Holy Ghost for which there was no forgiveness.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Guinea	The 1997 agreement restructured USD 123 million of debt, including a 50% forgiveness of eligible debt. (references)
	Cote D'ivoire	This is despite substantial debt forgiveness in 1998 when the balance of payments deficit was $375 million. (references)
	Mozambique	This will lead to the complete forgiveness of a considerable volume of bilateral debt, including that owed to the United States. (references)
Political Economy	NICARAGUA	Under HIPC, Nicaragua's main creditors committed themselves to provide significant debt forgiveness when Nicaragua reaches the HIPC Completion Point. (references)
	NICARAGUA	Nicaragua, with its huge debt of $6.7 billion, continues to seek forgiveness of the vast majority of its external debt under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. (references)
	NICARAGUA	In December 2000, Nicaragua reached the HIPC Decision Point, which outlines actions to be taken by the Nicaraguan government to obtain debt forgiveness (worth approximately $4.5 billion). (references)
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Gary Condit	I wasn't being specific. I mean, I was acknowledging the fact that I've not been a perfect man. You know, we've all sinned or come short and, you know, I have. And I've asked for forgiveness every time I have. But there's lots of ways we commit sins.
James Dobson	Well, I believe that, again, rather literal interpretation of scripture, I don't have any basis for what I believe, other than the inspired scriptures. And I believe that, not just by what you do, but by dying without forgiveness.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George W. Bush	2001-2005	A civil society demands from each of us good will and respect, fair dealing and forgiveness.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Forgiveness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.76% of the time. "Forgiveness" is used about 410 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.76%	409	13,773
Noun (proper)	0.24%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	410	N/A

Expressions using "forgiveness": beg smb.'s forgiveness for smth. ♦ debt forgiveness ♦ direct forgiveness of debt ♦ forgiveness of a debt ♦ forgiveness of sin. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "forgiveness": self-forgiveness.
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Language		Translations for "forgiveness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		falje (absolution, amnesty, excuse, mercy, pardon, remission), zemërbutësi, ndjesë (mercy, pardon, remission). (various references)

Arabic		‏مغفرة, ‏سماح (excuse, legalization, permissiveness, permitting, say so), ‏عفو (forgave, pardon, remission), ‏صفح (amnesty, condone, excuse, forgive, laminate, pardon, plate, remission), ‏الصفح (amnesty, pardon), ‏رقة (airiness, benignity, daintiness, delicacy, fineness, finesse, flimsiness, geniality, gentleness, graciousness, loveliness, neatness, polish, refinement, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sleeplessness, softness, suavity, subtlety, tenderling, tenderness, tenuity, tenuousness, thinness). (various references)

Bulgarian		опрощение (indulgence, pardon, remission), опрощаване (condonation, indulgence, remission), прошка (pardon, remission). (various references)

Chinese		饶恕 (Spared, sparing), �'恕 (spare). (various references)

Czech		smířlivost, shovívavost (benevolence, charity, clemency, connivance, indulgence, lenience, leniency, mercy), odpuštìní (pardon, remission). (various references)

Danish		eftergivelse af gæld (cancellation of debts, debt forgiveness, remission of a debt), direkte eftergivelse af gæld (direct forgiveness of debt). (various references)

Dutch		zich excuseren (ask forgiveness, excuse oneself), schuldsanering (debt forgiveness, remission of a debt), schuldenkwijtschelding (debt cancellation, debt forgiveness), kwijtschelding van schuld (debt forgiveness, remission of a debt), directe kwijtschelding van schulden (direct forgiveness of debt). (various references)

Esperanto		pardonpeti (ask forgiveness, excuse oneself). (various references)

Finnish		anteeksiantamus. (various references)

French		tolérance (forbearance), pardon (forgave), indulgence, grâce (forgave), clémence. (various references)

German		verzeihung (absolution, pardon, pardon me, sorry), vergebung (absolution, pardon, remission). (various references)

Greek		συγχώρηση (condonation, excuse, pardon, remission), συγχώρεση, αμνησικακία (forgivingness). (various references)

Hebrew		מחיל�" (absolution, indulgence, palliation, pardon), כפור (atonement, pardon), כפר�" (absolution, atonement, expiation, indulgence, substitute), רתיון (clemency, indulgence, mercy), רתי� ות (clemency, leniency), סליח�" (excuse, indulgence, palliation, pardon), סלח� ות (leniency, mercy), סולח� ות (clemency, indulgence, leniency). (various references)

Hungarian		megbocsátás (condonation, grace, leniency, pardon, remission), bocsánat (apology, as you were!, excuse me, pardon, remission). (various references)

Indonesian		keampunan (absolution, amnesty, pardon), ampunan (amnesty, pardon), ampun (mercy, pardon). (various references)

Italian		perdono (forgive, let off, pardon). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		了見 (decision, design, discretion, idea, inclination, intention, motive, thought, toleration), 勘弁 (forbearance, pardon), � �忍 (forbearance, pardon, patient endurance). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かいよう (ocean, ulcer), か�"べ�" (forbearance, handy, pardon, simple and easy), か�"に�" (forbearance, pardon, patient endurance), りょうけ�" (decision, design, discretion, gun dog, hound, hunting dog, idea, inclination, intention, motive, thought, toleration), ゆるし (exemption, pardon, permission), ようしゃ (adoption or rejection, choice, mercy, pardon, separating the needed from the unneeded). (various references)

Korean		용서 (Excusing, forgiving, Pardon). (various references)

Manx		maihnys (grace, pardon), maih (remission), leih (absolution, absolve, excuse, forgive, forgiving, pardon, remission). (various references)

Norwegian		tilgivelse. (various references)

Pig Latin		orgivenessfay

Polish		przepraszać. (various references)

Portuguese		remissão (Lett, remission), piedade (bowels, compassion, godliness, let off, mercifulness, mercy seat, piety, pity, religiousness, Ruth), perdoado (pardoner), perdão (absolution, condonation, I beg your pardon, let off, pardon, remission). (various references)

Romanian		uitare (forgetfulness, forgetting, forgiving, limbo, obliteration, oblivion), iertare (absolution, acquittal, apology, condonation, excuse, forgiving, grace, mercy, pardon, remise, remission, remitment, sparing), absolvire (absolution, acquittal, acquittance, excuse, exoneration, graduation, release). (various references)

Russian		прощение (absolution, amnesty, condonation, let off, mercy, pardon, remission). (various references)

Scottish		maitheanas (pardon). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		oproštaj (adieu, dispensation, farewell, good bye, parting, shrift, valediction). (various references)

Sotho		tshwarelo (excuse me). (various references)

Spanish		perdón (absolution, pardon, sorry). (various references)

Swedish		förlåtelse (absolution, pardon, remission). (various references)

Turkish		bağışlayıcılık, affetme, af (absolution, act of grace, amnesty, dismissal, excusing, forgiving, mercy, oblivion, pardon, remission). (various references)

Ukranian		прощення (absolution, amnesty, condonation, mercy, pardon), поблажливість (condescension, indulgence, lenience, mildness). (various references)

Vietnamese		tính khoan dung (forgivingness, graciousness, lenience, leniency, lenity), sự tha thứ (condonation, pardon, remission, toleration). (various references)

Welsh		maddeuant (absolution, pardon). (various references)

Zulu		-xolisa (ask forgiveness, excuse oneself). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	remissio, remissionem, remissionis, venia. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	forgifenes. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 6, Verse 14
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ean gar afhte toiV anqrwpoiV ta paraptwmata autwn afhsei kai umin o pathr umwn o ouranioV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Si enim dimiseritis hominibus peccata eorum dimittet et vobis Pater vester caelestis delicta vestra
Old English	990	West Saxon	Witodlice gyf ge forgyfeð mannanheora synnan. þonne forgyfeð eowre seheofenlice fæder eow eowre geltes.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Amen. For if ye foryyuen to men her synnes, youre heuenli fadir schal foryyue to you youre trespassis.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	For and yf ye shall forgeve other men their treaspases youre hevenly father shall also forgeve you.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.
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Language	Matthew Chapter 6, Verse 14
Cebuano	Kay kon mopasaylo kamo sa mga tawo sa ilang mga paglapas, pasayloon usab kamo sa inyong langitnong Amahan;
Croatian	"Doista, ako vi otpustite ljudima njihove prijestupke, otpustit æe i vama Otac vaš nebeski.
Danish	Thi forlade I Menneskene deres Overtrædelser, vil eders himmelske Fader også forlade eder;
Dutch	Want indien gij den mensen hun misdaden vergeeft, zo zal uw hemelse Vader ook u vergeven.
Finnish	Sillä jos te annatte anteeksi ihmisille heidän rikkomuksensa, niin teidän taivaallinen Isänne myös antaa teille anteeksi;
French	Si vous pardonnez aux hommes leurs offenses, votre Père céleste vous pardonnera aussi;
German	Denn so ihr den Menschen ihre Fehler vergebet, so wird euch euer himmlischer Vater auch vergeben,
Haitian Creole	Si nou padonnen moun lè yo fè nou mal, Papa nou ki nan syèl la va padonnen nou tou.
Hungarian	Mert ha megbocsátjátok az embereknek az õ vétkeiket, megbocsát néktek is a ti mennyei Atyátok.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kalau kalian mengampuni orang yang bersalah kepadamu, Bapamu di surga pun akan mengampuni kesalahanmu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena jikalau kamu mengampuni kesalahan orang, tak dapat tiada Bapamu yang di surga akan mengampuni kesalahan kamu pun.
Italian	Se voi infatti perdonerete agli uomini le loro colpe, il Padre vostro celeste perdoner� anche a voi;
Manx Gaelic	Son my leihys shiuish da deiney nyn loghtyn, leihee nyn Ayr flaunyssagh myrgeddin diuish.
Maori	Ki te whakarerea noatia iho hoki e koutou nga he o te tangata, ka whakarerea noatia iho ano o koutou e to koutou Matua i te rangi.
Norwegian	For dersom I forlater menneskene deres overtredelser, da skal eders himmelske Fader også forlate eder;
Rumanian	Dacq iertayi oamenilor grewelile lor, wi Tatql vostru cel ceresc vq va ierta grewelile voastre.
Shuar	`Amesha Chíkich shuar yajauch awajtamka nu tsankureakminkia Yus Apa nayaimpiniam pujana nu amincha tsankurtamprattawai.
Spanish	Porque si perdonáis a los hombres sus ofensas, vuestro Padre celestial también os perdonará a vosotros.
Swahili	"Maana mkiwasamehe watu makosa yao, Baba yenu wa mbinguni atawasamehe ninyi pia.
Swedish	Ty om I förlåten människorna deras försyndelser, så skall ock eder himmelske Fader förlåta eder;
Uma	"Ane ta'ampungi doo-ta to masala' hi kita', Tuama-ta to hi rala suruga wo'o mpo'ampungi sala' -ta.
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "forgiveness": forgivenesses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Forgiveness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: forgivenesses, forgivness. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "forgiveness" (pronounced fergi"vnus or fôrgi"vnus)
4	-v n u s	aggressiveness, assertiveness, attentiveness, attractiveness, cohesiveness, combativeness, competitiveness, creativeness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, effectiveness, elusiveness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, ineffectiveness, intrusiveness, inventiveness, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, possessiveness, resistiveness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, secretiveness, sensitiveness, suggestiveness, vindictiveness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, astuteness, asynchronous, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, coldness, Colonus, compactness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, directness, disingenuousness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, indebtedness, indigenous, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resourcefulness, restlessness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, selfishness, selflessness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.
4	-v n u s	aggressiveness, assertiveness, attentiveness, attractiveness, cohesiveness, combativeness, competitiveness, creativeness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, effectiveness, elusiveness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, ineffectiveness, intrusiveness, inventiveness, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, possessiveness, resistiveness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, secretiveness, sensitiveness, suggestiveness, vindictiveness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, astuteness, asynchronous, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, coldness, Colonus, compactness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, directness, disingenuousness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, indebtedness, indigenous, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resourcefulness, restlessness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, selfishness, selflessness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-f-g-i-n-o-r-s-s-v"
	-1 letter: sovereigns.
	-2 letters: egression, eversions, governess, sovereign.
	-3 letters: eringoes, eversion, feigners, fevering, forgiven, forgives, genoises, goriness, greisens, inverses, rifeness, servings, severing, versines, versions.
	-4 letters: engross, enserfs, enviers, eosines, eringos, erosive, feigner, fessing, finesse, fingers, foreign, forgive, freeing, fringes, frisees, frisson, genesis, genoise, governs, greisen, grieves, grisons, ignores, ingress, inverse, overing, reefing, reeving, refines, regions, regiven.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-f-g-i-n-o-r-s-s-v"
	+2 letters: forgivenesses.
	+4 letters: forgivingnesses.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 6F 72 67 69 76 65 6E 65 73 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

..-. --- .-. --. .. ...- . -. . ... ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01101111 01110010 01100111 01101001 01110110 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#111 &#114 &#103 &#105 &#118 &#101 &#110 &#101 &#115 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 006F 0072 0067 0069 0076 0065 006E 0065 0073 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4081847375887180718585

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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
forgiveness	515	forgiveness poetry	10
forgiveness poem	110	forgiveness lyrics	10
student loan forgiveness	91	bible verse on forgiveness	9
forgiveness quote	68	forgiveness sermon	9
loan forgiveness	61	asking for forgiveness	9
loan forgiveness for teacher	39	christian forgiveness	8
prayer of forgiveness	30	forgiveness forum	8
forgiveness loan program	30	federal student loan forgiveness	8
student loan forgiveness program	27	bible forgiveness	8
god forgiveness	18	bible study on forgiveness	8
self forgiveness	16	radical forgiveness	7
forgiveness story	15	forgiveness love poem	7
debt forgiveness loan student	14	forgiveness loan nurse	7
debt forgiveness	13	forgiveness steps	6
nursing loan forgiveness	13	forgiveness in the bible	6
forgiveness loan stafford	12	forgiveness scripture	6
sin and forgiveness	12	ecard forgiveness	6
forgiveness loan program teacher	11	biblical forgiveness	6
forgiveness loan student teacher	11	forgiveness card	6
letter of forgiveness	11	forgiveness loan perkins	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Forgiveness

Definitions: Forgiveness

Forgiveness

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Forgiveness

Specialty Definition: Forgiveness

Synonym: Forgiveness

Synonyms within Context: Forgiveness

Forgiveness

Crosswords: Forgiveness

Modern Usage: Forgiveness

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Forgiveness

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Image Slideshow: Forgiveness

Illustrations:Forgiveness

Computer Images:Forgiveness

Photo Album: Forgiveness

Familiar Quotations: Forgiveness

Author Unknown.

Bulwer

Henry Ward Beecher

Jean Paul Richter

Martin Luther

Peter Ustinov

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Use in Literature: Forgiveness

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Non-Fiction Usage: Forgiveness

Spoken Usage: Forgiveness

Gary Condit

James Dobson

Speeches: Forgiveness

George W. Bush

Usage Frequency: Forgiveness

Expression: Forgiveness

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Forgiveness

Modern Translations: Forgiveness

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Manx

Norwegian

Pig Latin

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Scottish

Serbo-Croatian

Sotho

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Ukranian

Vietnamese

Welsh

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Forgiveness

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Forgiveness