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- verb Past participle of
forgive
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Examples
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Leave me the remembrance of my first sense of the Divine absolution, when my heart overflowing with secret joy, I cried, _I am forgiven, I am forgiven_!
Gold Dust A Collection of Golden Counsels for the Sanctification of Daily Life Adrien Sylvain 1870
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And for our brothers and sisters, who cleave to what they call thy word, thinking to please thee so, they are in thy holy safe hands, who hast taught us that _whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him_; though unto him that blasphemes against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven_.
Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. George MacDonald 1864
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All you gotta do to be forgiven is flash that little card, eh, Bitty?
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You will also be entitled to POW license plates which could save you hundreds of dollars in forgiven registration fees. you will be entitled to VA dental benefits, etc.
WILLIAM HOLDEN 2010
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However, the crime for which he really cannot be forgiven is his total failure to pin Issie to the page, to breathe life into her for the benefit of those who never met her.
Blow by Blow: The Story of Isabella Blow by Detmar Blow Rachel Cooke 2010
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To pursue a 30 yr old claim when, supposedly, the judge accepted a plea to which he reneged and one that the “victim” wishes the allegations be forgiven, is ridiculous.
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He uses the terms forgiven, covered, and not counted against him.
What Works When Life Doesn’t Stuart Briscoe 2004
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This is the basic meaning behind the word forgiven that David uses.
What Works When Life Doesn’t Stuart Briscoe 2004
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Greek, "closing the eyes," which constitutes its culpability; hating and rebelling against the light shining around him. forgotten -- Greek, "contracted forgetfulness," wilful and culpable obliviousness. that he was purged -- The continually present sense of one's sins having been once for all forgiven, is the strongest stimulus to every grace
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Send me one word, Sadie -- 'forgiven' -- and I shall leave my country with a lighter heart than I have known for years.
Katherine's Sheaves Mrs. Georgie Sheldon 1884
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