Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who forgives or remits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who forgives.
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- noun A person who
forgives
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
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Examples
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How good of a "forgiver" are Our merciful God made the ultimate sacrifice on Good Friday.
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Next comes what the late Lewis Smedes called "seeing with new eyes," as the forgiver sees that the injuring person is more than the offenses she has committed.
Roy Lloyd: The Science of Forgiveness Roy Lloyd 2010
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I tried to help her see that forgiveness was not for the forgiven in this case so much as it was for the forgiver, that it would set her free to find the love and acceptance she'd always wanted.
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Should You Forgive Narcissists Who've Hurt You? Judith Acosta 2010
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I tried to help her see that forgiveness was not for the forgiven in this case so much as it was for the forgiver, that it would set her free to find the love and acceptance she'd always wanted.
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Should You Forgive Narcissists Who've Hurt You? Judith Acosta 2010
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But, of course, both the forgiver and forgivee benefit in the long run.
Winter Bloom Tara Heavey 2010
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Yet, forgiveness is anything but weak because the forgiver is not condoning, excusing, forgetting, or necessarily even reconciling with the other because none of these qualities is a moral virtue centered in goodness as is forgiveness.
Roy Lloyd: The Science of Forgiveness Roy Lloyd 2010
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I tried to help her see that forgiveness was not for the forgiven in this case so much as it was for the forgiver, that it would set her free to find the love and acceptance she'd always wanted.
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Should You Forgive Narcissists Who've Hurt You? Judith Acosta 2010
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The forgiver sees the unconditional worth of the other as a person, which can lead to empathy and compassion and eventually to the willingness to offer goodness to the other out of mercy.
Roy Lloyd: The Science of Forgiveness Roy Lloyd 2010
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I tried to help her see that forgiveness was not for the forgiven in this case so much as it was for the forgiver, that it would set her free to find the love and acceptance she'd always wanted.
Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Should You Forgive Narcissists Who've Hurt You? Judith Acosta 2010
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"We rely heavily on scripture," says Kirsten, "and on the premise that Christ is the ultimate forgiver, the ultimate lover, and that only through him can we know the Lord."
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