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Eng. Hist.the statute (1689) granting religious freedom to dissenting Protestants upon meeting certain conditions. Also called Toleration Act.
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Act of Toleration 1689 — The Act of Toleration was an act of the English Parliament (24 May, 1689, citation 1 Will. Mar. c. 18 ), the long title of which is An Act for Exempting their Majestyes Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties… … Wikipedia
Act of Toleration — Eng. Hist. the statute (1689) granting religious freedom to dissenting Protestants upon meeting certain conditions. Also called Toleration Act … Useful english dictionary
Toleration Act — may refer to:* Act of Toleration 1689, in England * Maryland Toleration Act, of 1649 this is in 1649 … Wikipedia
toleration — (n.) 1510s, permission granted by authority, license, from M.Fr. tolération (15c.), from L. tolerationem (nom. toleratio) a bearing, supporting, enduring, noun of action from pp. stem of tolerare to tolerate, lit. to bear (see EXTOL (Cf. extol)) … Etymology dictionary
Toleration Act — Eng. Hist. See Act of Toleration. * * * (1689) Act of the British Parliament that granted freedom of worship to Nonconformists, allowing them their own places of worship and their own teachers and preachers. The act did not apply to Catholics and … Universalium
Toleration Act — Eng. Hist. See Act of Toleration … Useful english dictionary
Toleration — and tolerance are terms used in social, cultural and religious contexts to describe attitudes and practices that prohibit discrimination against those practices or group memberships that may be disapproved of by those in the majority. Conversely … Wikipedia
Toleration — Tol er*a tion, n. [L. toleratio: cf. OF. toleration.] 1. The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toleration — [täl΄ər ā′shən] n. [Fr tolération < L toleratio] 1. the act or an instance of tolerating 2. tolerance; esp., freedom to hold religious views that differ from the established ones tolerationist n … English World dictionary
toleration — tolerationism, n. tolerationist, n. /tol euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of tolerating, esp. of what is not actually approved; forbearance: to show toleration toward the protesters. 2. permission by law or government of the exercise of… … Universalium
