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Forgiving vs Condoning - What's the difference?

forgiving | condoning |

As verbs the difference between forgiving and condoning

is that forgiving is while condoning is .

As an adjective forgiving

is inclined to forgive.

As a noun forgiving

is an act of forgiveness.

forgiving

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inclined to forgive.
    • I am not very forgiving .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of forgiveness.
  • * 1996 , Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World (page 58)
    • And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.

    condoning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

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