Forgiveness \For*give"ness\, n. [AS. forgifnes.]

1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. --Dan. ix. 9.

In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin. --Eph. i. 7.

2. Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. --Ps. cxxx. 3, 4.

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)