All forgiveness synonyms

noun forgiveness

• reprieve — to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
• mercy — compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
• remission — the act of remitting.
• compassion — Compassion is a feeling of pity, sympathy, and understanding for someone who is suffering.
• vindication — the act of vindicating.
• clemency — If someone is granted clemency, they are punished less severely than they could be.
• dispensation — an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
• amnesty — An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
• grace — William Russell, 1832–1904, U.S. financier and shipping magnate, born in Ireland: mayor of New York City 1880–88.
• absolution — If someone is given absolution, they are forgiven for something wrong that they have done.
• charity — A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick, very poor, or who have a disability.
• lenity — the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
• quittance — recompense or requital.
• condonation — the act of condoning, esp. of implying forgiveness by overlooking an offense
• impunity — exemption from punishment.
• quarter — crumb
• justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
• acquittal — Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
• respite — a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
• purgation — the act of purging.
• lenience — the quality or state of being lenient.
• indemnity — protection or security against damage or loss.
• immunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
• palliation — to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
• remittal — a remission.
• pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
• reconciliation — an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
• exoneration — The action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
• exculpation — The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
• extenuation — The act of extenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.
• pity — sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child.
• understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
• tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
• overlooking — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.