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Forgiving Dr. Mengele — is a documentary film about Eva Mozes Kor, a victim of the Holocaust and her decision to forgive the Nazis who killed her family and in particular Dr. Josef Mengele and his staff, who experimented on her and her twin sister Miriam Mozes as well… … Wikipedia
Forgiving — For*giv ing, a. Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper. {For*giv ing*ly}, adv. {For*giv ing*ness}, n. J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgiving — forgiving; un·forgiving; … English syllables
forgiving — [fər giv′iŋ] adj. 1. that forgives; inclined to forgive 2. designed or constructed so as to reduce the impact of mistakes, errors, stress, mishandling, etc. on performance [synthetic turf forgiving to an athlete s legs] forgivingly adv.… … English World dictionary
forgiving — index charitable (lenient), lenient, magnanimous, nonmilitant, palliative (excusing), patient … Law dictionary
forgiving — (adj.) inclined to forgive, 1680s, from prp. of FORGIVE (Cf. forgive). Related: Forgivingness … Etymology dictionary
forgiving — forgivingly, adv. forgivingness, n. /feuhr giv ing/, adj. 1. disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile. 2. tolerant: The mountain is not forgiving of inexperienced climbers. [1680 90; FORGIVE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
forgiving — [[t]fə(r)gɪ̱vɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is forgiving is willing to forgive. Voters can be remarkably forgiving of presidents who fail to keep their campaign promises... I don t think people are in a very forgiving mood … English dictionary
Forgiving — Infobox Television episode Title = Forgiving Series = Angel Caption = {Caption|} Season = 3 Episode = 17 Airdate = April 15, 2002 Production = 3ADH17 Writer = Jeffrey Bell Director = Turi Meyer Guests = John Rubinstein (Linwood) Andy Hallett… … Wikipedia
Forgiving — Forgive For*give , v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgiving — adjective Date: 1623 1. willing or able to forgive 2. allowing room for error or weakness < designed to be a forgiving tennis racquet > • forgivingly adverb • forgivingness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
