No Encyclopedia Entry for Tolerance Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) The capacity of enduring; forbearance of the differences of others. 2. (n.) The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration. 3. (n.) The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal.
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