toleration

/tɒləˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French toleration, from Latin tolerātiōnem, accusative singular of tolerātiō, from the verb tolerō (“to tolerate”). Compare tolerance.

toleration means endurance of evil, suffering etc. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.

Why this word is great

TOLERATION — [Noun] The allowance, especially by a governing authority, of beliefs or practices that differ from or oppose one's own. From the Latin tolerātiōnem (accusative of tolerātiō, "endurance, the act of bearing"), from the verb tolerō ("to bear, endure, tolerate"). Unlike "tolerance," which suggests a personal capacity for openness, or "endorsement," which implies active approval, toleration is a cool, political calculus—the deliberate, often weary, withholding of power. It is the state permit for a dissident church, the sovereign's grudging edict of coexistence, and the brittle peace of a family dinner where opposing politics are consciously not mentioned. This is the fragile architecture of a truce, purchased not from understanding, but from the exhausted capacity for conflict.

noun

Endurance of evil, suffering etc.
The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.“Above all, the establishment of toleration helped to weaken the presumption that plurality in matters of faith inevitably caused social disorder.”