Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Forgiveness

Forgiveness , noun

[Anglo-Saxon forgifnes.]

1.
The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. — Dan. ix. 9
In whom we have... the forgiveness of sin. — Eph. i. 7
2.
Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.
If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. — Bible (KJV) - Psalm cxxx. 3, 4