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Compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
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noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beg...forgiveness ▪ She fought back the sudden urge to run to him and beg his forgiveness. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN debt ▪ It is a land of immense potential, but it could easily fall to pieces. Debt forgiveness ...
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"Forgiveness" is a single from Tottenham-born rapper Wretch 32 that appears on his second album Black and White and features vocals from British and Odd Child Recordings-signed singer Etta Bond . The lyrical content on the song follows Wretch asking forgiveness ...
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n. compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive the act of excusing a mistake or offense [syn: pardon ]
Usage examples of forgiveness.
The visit of Montoni was not to sooth his wife, whom he knew to be dying, or to console, or to ask her forgiveness, but to make a last effort to procure that signature, which would transfer her estates in Languedoc, after her death, to him rather than to Emily.
It is an automatic and natural law of cause and effect which exacts strict justice rather than displaying mercy and forgiveness.
Once the Purples were crushed utterly, those nobles who survived would come crawling back for his approval and forgiveness.
Now the penitent receives forgiveness of his sins at once, according to Ezech.
Consequently, although a man receives forgiveness of past sins in the first instant of his true penance, nevertheless he must persevere in his penance, lest he fall again into sin.
For just as he preached penance, and foretold the baptism of Christ, and drew men to the knowledge of the Truth that hath appeared to the world, so do the ministers of the Church, after instructing men, chide them for their sins, and lastly promise them forgiveness in the baptism of Christ.
But other things besides are required for the forgiveness of sins, such as baptism and penance.
Passion preceded, as a kind of universal cause of the forgiveness of sins, it needs to be applied to each individual for the cleansing of personal sins.
Therefore when an adult approaches Baptism, he does indeed receive the forgiveness of all his sins through his purpose of being baptized, but more perfectly through the actual reception of Baptism.
Passion the power of forgiving all sins, since the Passion is the fount and cause of the forgiveness of sins.
Therefore forgiveness of venial sins is caused by the fervor of charity, which may be without actual displeasure at venial sin.
Even the forgiveness of venial sins is an effect of grace, in virtue of the act which grace produces anew, but not through any habit infused anew into the soul.
Therefore when one who has done penance, sins, his previous penance, whereby he received forgiveness of his sins, is not imputed to him.
Therefore the sins which have been taken away do not return through a subsequent sin, as though God repented His gift of forgiveness.
This is not said of these sins as though they were more grievous than others, but because they are more directly opposed to the favor of the forgiveness of sin.