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forgivenesses

forgivenesses is the plural of forgiveness.

Meaning of forgiveness

Noun

forgiveness (usually uncountable, plural forgivenesses)

  1. (usually) The action of forgiving.
    • He begged for forgiveness after being caught stealing from the shop.
    Synonyms:
    remission
  2. (usually) A readiness to forgive.
    • If thou, Lord, shouldest marke iniquities: O Lord, who shal stand? But there is forgiuenesse with thee: that thou mayest be feared.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 130:3–4
    Synonyms:
    mercy

Questions about forgivenesses

What is forgivenesses the plural of?
Forgivenesses is the plural of forgiveness.

Words near forgivenesses in the dictionary

  1. forgivements
  2. forgiven
  3. forgiven and forgotten
  4. forgiven my French
  5. forgiveness
  6. forgivenesses
  7. forgiver
  8. forgivers
  9. forgives
  10. forgives and forgets
  11. forgives my French

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