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toleration
Tolerance with respect to the actions and beliefs of others.
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  1. Tolerance with respect to the actions and beliefs of others.
  2. Official recognition of the rights of individuals and groups to hold dissenting opinions, especially on religion.
  3. Tolerance; esp., freedom to hold religious views that differ from the established ones
steadiness
The degree of stability
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  1. The degree of stability
  2. The state of being steady
sobriety
Seriousness; sedateness
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  1. Seriousness; sedateness
  2. Temperance or moderation, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquor
  3. The state or quality of being sober
coolness
(Uncountable) The state of being cool, as in chilly.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being cool, as in chilly.
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being cool, as in chilly.
  3. (Slang, uncountable) The state of being cool, as in good or pleasing.
temperateness
The characteristic of being temperate.
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  1. The characteristic of being temperate.
quiet
A quiet or peaceful quality; freedom from turmoil or agitation
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  1. A quiet or peaceful quality; freedom from turmoil or agitation
  2. A quiet state or condition; calmness, stillness, inactivity, freedom from noise, etc.
temperance
The state or quality of being temperate; self-restraint in conduct, expression, indulgence of the appetites, etc.; moderation
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  1. The state or quality of being temperate; self-restraint in conduct, expression, indulgence of the appetites, etc.; moderation
  2. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
  3. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
lenity
Mercy
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  1. Mercy
  2. A lenient act
  3. The quality or condition of being lenient; mildness; gentleness; mercifulness
patience
The capacity, quality, or fact of being patient:
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  1. The capacity, quality, or fact of being patient:
  2. The will or ability to wait or endure without complaint
  3. The state, quality, or fact of being patient
sedation
Reduction of anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement by administration of a sedative agent or drug.
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  1. Reduction of anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement by administration of a sedative agent or drug.
  2. The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.
  3. The act or process of reducing excitement, nervousness, or irritation, esp. by means of sedatives
fairness
The property of being fair.
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  1. The property of being fair.
justice
The attainment of what is just, especially that which is fair, moral, right, merited, or in accordance with law:
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  1. The attainment of what is just, especially that which is fair, moral, right, merited, or in accordance with law:
  2. (--- Law) The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law:
  3. The administration, system, methods, or procedures of law:
constraint
One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:
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  1. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:
  2. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  3. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
forbearance
Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
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  1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
  2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
  3. (Law) The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.
reasonableness
(Countable) A reasonable action or behaviour.
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  1. (Countable) A reasonable action or behaviour.
  2. (Uncountable) The state or characteristic of being reasonable.
dispassionateness
The state or quality of being dispassionate.
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  1. The state or quality of being dispassionate.
poise
(Now Rare) A suspension of activity in a condition of balance
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  1. (Now Rare) A suspension of activity in a condition of balance
  2. That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
  3. Balance; stability
balance
Balance wheel
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  1. Balance wheel
  2. The power or means to decide:
  3. The imaginary scales of fortune or fate, as an emblem of justice or the power to decide
mediation
A form of conflict resolution in which a neutral individual attempts to assist the parties to find a compromise acceptable to both. Distinguished from arbitration because it concentrates more on the search for terms acceptable to both parties and less on the legal resolution of their disputes. A form of conflict resolution in which a neutral individual attempts to assist the parties to find a compromise acceptable to both. Distinguished from arbitration because it concentrates more on the search for terms acceptable to both parties and less on the legal resolution of their disputes.
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  1. A form of conflict resolution in which a neutral individual attempts to assist the parties to find a compromise acceptable to both. Distinguished from arbitration because it concentrates more on the search for terms acceptable to both parties and less on the legal resolution of their disputes. A form of conflict resolution in which a neutral individual attempts to assist the parties to find a compromise acceptable to both. Distinguished from arbitration because it concentrates more on the search for terms acceptable to both parties and less on the legal resolution of their disputes.
  2. The act or process of mediating; friendly or diplomatic intervention, usually by consent or invitation, for settling differences between persons, nations, etc.
settlement
(Architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
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  1. (Architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
  2. An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute:
  3. The act or process of settling:
governance
The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
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  1. The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
  2. (Management) Accountability for consistent, cohesive policies, processes and decision rights.
  3. The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
regulation
A governmental order having the force of law.
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  1. A governmental order having the force of law.
  2. A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.
  3. A rule issued by an administrative agency or a local governmental body prescribing conditions or authorizations that must be followed by the public or by public utilities; the process of controlling by restrictions or rules. A rule issued by an administrative agency or a local governmental body prescribing conditions or authorizations that must be followed by the public or by public utilities; the process of controlling by restrictions or rules.
restriction
A restricting or being restricted
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  1. A restricting or being restricted
  2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:
  3. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:
limitation
(Law) A period of time, fixed by statute, during which legal action can be brought, as for settling a claim
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  1. (Law) A period of time, fixed by statute, during which legal action can be brought, as for settling a claim
  2. (Law) A period established by statute during which a lawsuit or criminal prosecution must be initiated.
  3. The act of limiting or the state of being limited:
reduction
Anything made or brought about by reducing, as a smaller copy, lowered price, sauce of concentrated liquid, etc.
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  1. Anything made or brought about by reducing, as a smaller copy, lowered price, sauce of concentrated liquid, etc.
  2. The result of reducing:
  3. The act or process of reducing.
assuagement
The action of assuaging; appeasement.
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  1. The action of assuaging; appeasement.
  2. The condition of being assuaged.
  3. An assuaging medicine or application.
alleviation
The act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
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  1. The act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement
  2. A thing that alleviates
  3. The act of alleviating; relief or mitigation
tempering
The act by which something is tempered.
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  1. The act by which something is tempered.
measure
A standard for determining extent, dimensions, etc.; unit of measurement, as an inch, yard, or bushel
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  1. A standard for determining extent, dimensions, etc.; unit of measurement, as an inch, yard, or bushel
  2. A fitting amount:
  3. Limit; bounds:
moderateness
The quality of being moderate
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  1. The quality of being moderate
temperance
The state or quality of being temperate; self-restraint in conduct, expression, indulgence of the appetites, etc.; moderation
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  1. The state or quality of being temperate; self-restraint in conduct, expression, indulgence of the appetites, etc.; moderation
  2. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
  3. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
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  • Here again his moderation pleased neither party.

  • Cromwell's moderation and freedom from imperiousness were acknowledged even by those least friendly to his principles.

  • In the bitter religious controversies of the time Anglesey showed great moderation and toleration.

  • Omar behaved with great moderation, restraining his troops from pillage and leaving the Christians in possession of their churches.

  • This wise moderation of the Elizabethan settlement, which had been effected before his appointment, was obviously not due to him; and Elizabeth could have placed Knox or Bonner in the chair of St Augustine had she been so minded.

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