Definition of "forgiveness" []

• The act of forgiving; pardon. (noun)

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• "While some say they do not feel comfortable using the word forgiveness because it's open to so many messy interpretations, I believe all would embrace the concept, if they knew of Ginn Fourie's favorite definition which states that - "Forgiveness is the principled decision to give up your justifiable right to revenge.""
• "I struggle with the word forgiveness because it still sounds like a 'get out of jail free' card."
• "The word forgiveness hauls me back to when I was a young Catholic girl."