Word Finder - forgiving

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To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment, retribution, or compensation.

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Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.

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To accord forgiveness.

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An act of forgiveness.

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Inclined to forgive.

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I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.

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User-friendly, such that harmful mistakes are not easily made.

Fortunately she had a forgiving nature.

God might not be so forgiving if they did it again.

Maybe the woman is more forgiving now that so much time has passed.

I wouldn't have been so forgiving if you went through with it!

Children were so forgiving and compassionate.

Grace, by enlightening, forgiving sin and strengthening his moral powers, helps man to fulfil this purpose.

Some time ago, when a policeman shot dead her dog, a dearly loved daily companion, she found in her forgiving heart no condemnation for the man; she only said, 'If he had only known what a good dog she was, he wouldn't have shot her.'

If the fatherhood of God stands out clearly, we may remember a passage of St Mark also which speaks of " the Heavenly Father " as forgiving those who forgive.

Upon what grounds, therefore, shall we discriminate between the justice of punishing him for what he was at a previous period in his life and the injustice of forgiving him because of what he is in the present?

A few months ago she wouldn't have realized that forgiving her father was important to her marriage – but then, a few months ago she didn't know Chauncey.

Thus they were divided in soul between spiritual goods and worldly pleasures, and were apt to doubt whether the rewards promised by God to the life of " simplicity " (all Christ meant by the childlike spirit, including generosity in giving and forgiving) and self-restraint, were real or not.

But the intellectual activity of the Reformation also developed other views; the Socinians, with their humanitarian theory of the Person of Christ, taught that He died Only to assure men of God's forgiving love and to afford them an example of obedience - " Forgiveness is granted upon the ground of repentance and obedience."

Being superior to physical suffering, it sometimes chanced that they were superior to any consolation which the missionaries could offer; and the law to do as you would be done by fell with less persuasiveness on the ears of those who, for their part, did not care how they were done by, who loved their enemies after a new fashion, and came very near freely forgiving them all they did.

Horace Bushnell's last theory declared that in forgiving sin God " bore cost," as even a good man must do.

He was far, however, from forgiving them for their attitude or being reconciled to their power.

It is unfortunate that fairytales and myths have stereotyped step-mothers as cruel, when many step-moms are actually kind and forgiving.

The beast was less forgiving.

Destiny isn't going to be as forgiving.

Ethan is the most forgiving person I know; he absolves everyone of anything committed against him, no matter how large or small the offense.

Some screens require direct-on viewing while others are more forgiving.

A few months ago she wouldn't have realized that forgiving her father was important to her marriage – but then, a few months ago she didn't know Chauncey.

The laws and magic governing the mate of an Immortal are much more forgiving.

This makes the web server more forgiving to typos.

The car is very forgiving, you can really attack.

A parkland course that is fairly flat and quite forgiving.

Our God is so faithful, so loving, and so forgiving as long as we decide to let him be.

Like irons, wedges become more forgiving as the sole gets wider, but for a different reason.

Yes it's perfectly runnable, and also seems reasonably forgiving.

Forgiving enough to absorb the lunges of a big carp but with enough reserve to stop fish when needed.

Rather God forgives only the penitent and one of the chief evidences of true penitence is a forgiving spirit.

Mara is tolerant and forgiving - always slightly vexing in a fictional character.

The argument is that Gauden had prepared the book to inspire sympathy with the king by a representation of his pious and forgiving disposition, and so to rouse public opinion against his execution.

They are hymns of the laity, describing with much beauty and depth of feeling the emotions of the pilgrim when his feet stood within the gates of Jerusalem, when he looked forth on the encircling hills, when he felt how good it was to be camping side by side with his brethren on the slopes of Zion (cxxxiii.), when a sense of Jehovah's forgiving grace and the certainty of the redemption of Israel triumphed over all the evils of the present and filled his soul with humble and patient hope.

And then you will know the happiness of forgiving.

With such a forgiving heart, Rebekah felt that she could never disown a friend.

These stores usually don't have forgiving return policies like student stores, so be sure you that the book you want is the right one before purchasing.

These rackets give greater power at the expense of being less forgiving should your shot miss that sweet spot.

A good rule of thumb is if the amount is under $150 and that person is a close friend or family member, then forgiving the entire amount is perfectly acceptable.

Neighbors are typically forgiving the first time a cat gets stuck in their tree.

If you don't pay as agreed, the creditors are not going to be nearly as forgiving as they once were.

Unlike other artforms, stenciling is an artform that is forgiving of novices.

A butcher block table is a striking piece that can be dressed up or down and is also very forgiving to the damage young diners can deliver.

One of the best things about making no bake cookies is you soon realize how forgiving these recipes can be.

Whether you are looking for KT 22 ski gear (a common mis-spelling of K2 ski gear), or you are a novice skier looking for a forgiving ski, K2 has a ski for you.

Only be forgiving can you begin to let go of the pain and anger.

A layered chocolate cake or devil's food cake with chocolate buttercream frosting is a decadent, delicious choice and simple to do, since buttercream is so forgiving.

If you mess up, it's easy to start over and try again until you get it right; fondant is very forgiving in that way.

Fondant is a forgiving medium that will allow you to try a technique repeatedly until you get it right.

Even when his father lay dying from cancer, reports stated Cruise continued to exhibit signs of not forgiving his father for the atrocities of his childhood.

Though her slip-up set Twitter on fire, viewers were mostly forgiving.