FORGIVE  原諒宥

PROMISE someone one ASSUMES to be GUILTY of a CRIME OR MISTAKE which OFFENDS ONE so as to SAY that one WILL NOT HATE THAT PERSON BECAUSE of that CRIME OR MISTAKE.
FORGIVINGMILDMERCYPARDONPARDONEXCUSEEXONERATEABSOLVEMAKE ALLOWANCES FORFEEL NO RESENTMENT TOWARDFEEL NO MALICE TOWARDHARBOR NO GRUDGE AGAINSTBURY THE HATCHET WITHLET BYGONES BE BYGONESINFORMAL LET OFF (THE HOOK)FORMAL EXCULPATE
Antonym
  • ACCUSETo BLAME AND INTEND the PERSON BLAMED to be JUDGED AND CONDEMNED CONFORMING:in accordance with LAW.
    • BLAMECRITICISE someone as GUILTY of a WICKED:reprehensible MISTAKE OR a CRIME.
      • ANGERSUDDEN BAD FEELING (AND OFTEN the SHOWING of this FEELING) of HUMAN IN-RELATION-TO CREATURE AND IN-RELATION-TO an ACTION by THAT CREATURE which THAT HUMAN HATES. 
        Hypernym
        • PROMISEADDRESS ANOTHER SAYING that one FUTURE:will CERTAINLY DO something DESIRED by him/her.
          • ADDRESSSPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT. 
            • SPEAKACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z.
              • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
        See also
        • GENEROUSHABITUALLY GIVE of one's WEALTH to THOSE WHO NEED it.
          • PARDONPUBLICISE, CONFORMING to LAW, AND USING OFFICIAL AUTHORITY, the DECISION that a PERSON is NOT to be PUNISHED for a CRIME of which he is ACCUSED OR GUILTY.
            • ACQUITPUBLICISE, CONFORMING to LAW, AND USING OFFICIAL AUTHORITY, the DECISION that a PERSON ACCUSED of a CRIME is NOT GUILTY of that CRIME.
              • PARDONPUBLICISE, CONFORMING to LAW, AND USING OFFICIAL AUTHORITY, the DECISION that a PERSON is NOT to be PUNISHED for a CRIME of which he is ACCUSED OR GUILTY.
                Old Chinese Criteria
                1. The most general current word for leniency and forgiveness is yòu 宥 (ant. kè 刻 "strict and ruthless").

                2. Kuān 寬 (ant. kè 刻 "ruthless strictness") refers to a general attitude of mind which inclines one to pardon others and to show forgiveness.

                3. Róng 容 is an individual act of forgiveness or pardoning vis-a-vis a person who is guilty of something or might be blamed for something.

                4. Shì 釋 refers to a personal act of forgiveness directed at a certain person, and in regard of a certain action.

                5. Shù 恕 (ant.* chóu 仇 "take a strict hostile attitude to") refers to acts of forgiveness as well as an understanding attitude which involves forgiveness as a virtue.

                6. Shè 赦 refers more properly to the formal act of pardoning or acquiting in court, but the word is also commonly used for mental acts of non-legal social forgiveness.

                7. Shì 貰 is too rare to be very sure of it, but the word is used to refer to forgiveness as something psychological rather than as a social act merely promising non-punishment.

                Modern Chinese Criteria
                原諒 is the current colloquial word for forgiving somehing.

                原宥 focusses on the tolerance of the forgiver.

                寬宥 (lit) focusses on the tolerance of the person who forgives.

                寬貸 (lit) is to pardon in a formal way.

                見諒 is particularly current in performative contexts like 請見諒

                見宥 (lit) focusses on tolerance in view of a transgression.

                寬容 (lit) focusses on tolerance in view of a transgression.

                見原 (lit, arch) refers to forgiveness in an old-fashioned way.

                擔待 focusses on the bearing with something which forgiving practically implies.

                包涵 refers to forgiveness in terms of leaving room for transgressors.

                海涵 (lit, arch) refers very formally and periphrastically to polite and symbolic forgiveness.

                包荒 (dial) refers to forgiveness as an act of generosity.

                涵容 (lit) focusses on the willingness to live with an offence or an offender which is involved in forgiving.

                包容 refers to tolerant forgiveness.

                優容 focusses on the special treatment involved in an act of forgiveness.

                諒察 refers to a (requested) investigation of something in a forgiving spirit, and the word is marginal in the group.

                諒解 focusses on understanding.

                白饒 focusses on the letting someone off without taking any action one obviously could have taken.

                容 (cl) focusses on the non-narrowness of the moral perspective involved.

                原 (cl) focusses on the empathy and understanding involved in forgiving.

                諒 (cl) focusses on the moral confidence and understanding shown towards to forgivee.

                rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

                • Les notions philosophiques Encyclopedie philosophique universelle ( AUROUX 1990) p.

                  Insubstantial small article, which does, however manage to supplement the magisterial survey in Historisches Wörterbuch der Philosophie on "Verzeihen".

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 16.69

                • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 1093

                  Brilliant brief survey by Barbare Cassin herself, contrasting the Greek notion of common knowledge establishing a common "us" through the declaration of sympathetic understanding, versus the hierarchical disregarding/ignoring (ignosco), remission of what is owed (pardonare). It was the latter paradigm which came to dominate in Western Europe.

                • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

                  FORGIVE

                  ignoscere refers to the moral act of forgiving someone from one's heart for an immoral act, and to be prepared to forget all about this act.

                  veniam dare refers to a political act by which one allows clemency to take the place of formal justice.

                  MILD

                  mitis refers to mildness versus harshness.

                  lenis refers to gentleness versus vehemence.

                  placidus refers to mild composure versus restless or nervous hustle.

                • Forgiveness ( GRISWOLD 2007) p.

                  Rich discussion of many of the issues raised in modern philosophical literature on forgiveness. With an interesting detailed discussion of J. Butler's seminal analysis.

                • Forgiveness and Forbearance in Ancient China ( HARBSMEIER 2009) p.

                • Reward, Punishment, and Forgiveness: The Thinking and Beliefs of Ancient Israel in the Light of Greek and modern Views ( KRASOVEC 1999) p.

                  One of the few detailed comparatist analyses. Indispensable.

                • Dictionnaire des synonymes de la langue francaise. Avec une introduction sur la theorie des synonymes. ( LAFAYE 1884) p.

                  PARDONNER

                  Excellent survey of the French synonymy.

                • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

                  EXCUSARE

                  Unfortunately, this does not concentrate on the aspects of forgiveness that interest me here. The recommendations quoted in this instance are for unforgiving moral strictness.

                • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 113

                  ignoscere is to ignore the offence and to cease to resent.

                  veniam dare refers to remission of punishment.

                  condonare refers to an act of grace letting someone go free.

                  indulgere refers to an emotional act of leniency.

                  conivere in re is to refuse to do one's official duty and let someone go free.

                • Der griechische Begriff des Verzeihens ( METZLER 1991) p.

                  Indispensable handbook. Something of a philological masterpiece.

                • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 11.1020

                  VERZEIHEN VERGEBEN

                  Magisterial concise survey of the literature and the main results. Indispensable.

                • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 346

                • The Encyclopedia of Philosophy ( BORCHERT 2005) p.

                • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.282.240

                  PARDON.REMISSION.ABSOLUTION

                • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 63B

                  GNADE

                Words

                宥  yòu OC: ɢʷɯs MC: ɦɨu
                侑  yòu OC: ɢʷɯs MC: ɦɨu 29 AttributionsWD

                The most general current word for leniency and forgiveness is yòu 宥 (ant. kè 刻 "strict and ruthless").

                  Word relations
                • Contrast: 赦/PARDON Shè 赦 (ant. zuì 罪 "hold criminally responsible") refers specifically and technically to the legal act of pardoning a convicted culprit.

                  Syntactic words
                • nabactmitigationCH
                • nabpsychforgiveness
                • vt(oN)be lenient on; forgive
                • vt+prep+Nbe lax in punishmet towards; deal gently with
                • vt[oN]HF 4.2.15f: be lax in (punishments); be lax [be lenient][CA]
                • vtoNmitigate (punishments)CH
                • vtoNN=humanbe lax in punishment towards; deal gently with; deal leniently with; pardon easily
                • vtoNN=nonhudeal leniently with (errors; crimes)
                • vtoNpassivebe dealt with leniently; be forgiven, be pardoned, go scot free
                赦  shè OC:  MC: ɕɣɛ 28 AttributionsWD

                Shè 赦 refers more properly to the formal act of pardoning or acquiting in court, but the word is also commonly used for mental acts of non-legal social forgiveness.

                  Syntactic words
                • vt(oN)forgive the contextually determinate crime
                • vt+Npassivebe forgiven for the crime N
                • vt[oN]practise forgiveness
                • vtoNforgive (a person or a crime)
                • vtoNpassivego unprosecuted; be forgiven in the sense of not being punished
                • vtoNreflexive.自forgive oneself
                • vttoN1.+prep+N2forgive N2 for the crime N1
                寬  kuān OC: khoon MC: khʷɑn 15 AttributionsWD

                Kuān 寬 (ant. kè 刻 "ruthless strictness") refers to a general attitude of mind which inclines one to pardon others and to show forgiveness.

                  Word relations
                • Epithet: 上/RULER Shàng 上 can refer to any governing authority or ruler, but by Han times the word became a standard polite way of referring to the Han emperor.

                  Syntactic words
                • nabactlenience; forgiveness
                • vadNforgiving; lax, lenient
                • vt[oN]be lenient; be tolerant
                • vt[oN]changebecome tolerant
                • vt[oN]psychbe forgiving, tolerant
                • vtoNbe lenient with regard to, forgive
                • vtoNcausativecause to be tolerant; liberalise
                恕  shù OC: hnjas MC: ɕi̯ɤ 11 AttributionsWD

                Shù 恕 (ant.* chóu 仇 "take a strict hostile attitude to") refers to acts of forgiveness as well as an understanding attitude which involves forgiveness as a virtue.

                  Syntactic words
                • vt(oN)forgive the contextually determinate person
                • vt[oN]be forgivingly fair; exercise forbearance vis-a-vis others
                • vtoNforgive; be forgiving/understanding with respect to
                • vtoNpsychbe forgiving towards (oneself)
                • vtoNreflexive.己forgive oneself> be lenient towards oneself (Compare the name of the Tang dynasty poet 袁恕己!)
                • vttoN1.+N2forgive N1 for N2-ing
                容  róng OC: k-loŋ MC: ji̯oŋ 10 AttributionsWD

                Róng 容 is an individual act of forgiveness or pardoning vis-a-vis a person who is guilty of something or might be blamed for something.

                  Syntactic words
                • nabpsychforgiveness
                • vtoNput up with, tolerate; forgive the crimes of, disregard the crimes of
                • vtoNpassivebe tolerated
                釋  shì OC: lʰaɡ MC: ɕiɛk 10 AttributionsWD

                Shì 釋 refers to a personal act of forgiveness directed at a certain person, and in regard of a certain action.

                  Syntactic words
                • nabactbeing forgiven
                • vtoNset aside> forgive personally (crimes); let go free (Note 釋其罪)
                原  yuán OC: ŋɡon MC: ŋi̯ɐn 4 AttributionsWD

                Yuán 原 refers to the act of forgiveness presented as a result of a proper understanding of what needs forgiveness.

                  Syntactic words
                • vtoNHan: forgive, show understanding SHIJI: 原之
                貰  shì OC: lʰebs MC: ɕiɛi 3 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vt[oN]forgive people
                • vtoNforgive
                • vtoNN=offenceforgive and offence N
                解  jiě OC: kreeʔ MC: kɣɛ 2 AttributionsWD

                Jiě 解 "untie" literally focusses on the way forgiveness removes the "ties of guilt" which would inhibit the forgivee if he were not forgiven.

                  Syntactic words
                • nabactthe action of forgiving, forgiveness, pardonCS
                • vtoNpassivebe let off, be forgiven
                輕  qìng OC: kheŋs MC: khiɛŋ
                輕  qīng OC: kheŋ MC: khiɛŋ 2 AttributionsWD

                Qīng 輕, literally: "take lightly", refers to forgiveness insofar it consistitutes a refusal to take too serious a view of what is forgiven.

                  Syntactic words
                • vtoNcausativecause (punishments etc) to be lenient
                寬恕  kuān shù OC: khoon hnjas MC: khʷɑn ɕi̯ɤ 2 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPadNliberal and forgiving
                • VPt[oN]be liberal and forgiving
                • VPtoNforgive
                赦宥  shè yòu OC: ɢʷɯs MC: ɕɣɛ ɦɨu 2 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPt(oN)exercise forgiveness with respect to N
                • VPt[oN]be lenient and let culprits go
                放  fàng OC: paŋs MC: pi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD

                Fàng 放 focusses on the power of the forgiver not to forgive what he is in fact forgiving.

                  Syntactic words
                • vtoNleave aside and forgive
                原恕  yuán shù OC: ŋɡon hnjas MC: ŋi̯ɐn ɕi̯ɤ 1 AttributionWD

                Yuánshù 原恕 refers to forgiveness as a morally comendable action.

                  Syntactic words
                • NPabactforgiveness (BAO ZHAO: 南朝 宋 鮑照 《轉常侍上疏》："前後輕重，輒得原恕。"
                • VPtoNforgive
                宥圖  yòu tú OC: ɢʷɯs daa MC: ɦɨu duo̝ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNlook leniently upon> forgive (a person)
                寬弘  kuān hóng OC: khoon ɡʷɯɯŋ MC: khʷɑn ɦəŋ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPiactbe generously forgiving
                恕己  shù jǐ OC: hnjas kɯʔ MC: ɕi̯ɤ kɨ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPiactforgive oneself> be fair to oneself???????
                放過  fàng guò OC: paŋs klools MC: pi̯ɐŋ kʷɑ 1 AttributionWD

                Fàng guò 放過 focusses on the less than serious character of what is being forgiven.

                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNpassivebe forgiven (one's misdeeds/mistakes)
                赦圖  shè tú OC: daa MC: ɕɣɛ duo̝ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPt+prep+N宋 范成大 《館娃宮賦》："援宿恩而乞憐，或赦圖於臣罪。"
                • VPtoNacquit??
                赦罪  shè zuì OC: sbuulʔ MC: ɕɣɛ dzuo̝i 1 AttributionWD

                Shè zuì 赦罪 refers to a very formal act of forgiveness, close to a an act of pardon.

                  Syntactic words
                • VPt+prep+Nforgive the person N for his crimes
                亮  liàng OC: ɡ-raŋs MC: li̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

                Liàng 亮 appears to be a less common way of writing the same word as liàng 諒.

                  Syntactic words
                • vtoNpassivebe forgiven BAOPUZI
                免  miǎn OC: mronʔ MC: miɛn 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • vtoNN=offencepardon an offence N, forgive someone for an offence N
                救  jiù OC: kus MC: kɨu 0 AttributionsWD

                Jiù 救 literally refers to the act of forgiving insofar as it constitutes an act of saving the forgivee from the results of his transgression which might ensue if he were not to be forgiven.

                  Syntactic words
                • vtoNforgive so as to rescue (see also 救赦）
                諒  liàng OC: ɡ-raŋs MC: li̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

                Liàng 諒 appears to be an informal colloquial word for forgiving, for which there may be an example already in the ancient Book of Odes.

                  Syntactic words
                • vtoNforgive
                饒  ráo OC: nɢjew MC: ȵiɛu 0 AttributionsWD

                Ráo 饒 plays on the higher status of the forgiver as compared to that of the forgivee.

                  Syntactic words
                • vtoNpost-Han???: let off, leave unpunished
                包含  bāo hán OC: pruu ɡlɯɯm MC: pɣɛu ɦəm 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive 宋 司馬光 《論張方平第二狀》：“今 方平 舉措輕脫，震駭一方，傳笑天下。不才之跡，章灼如此，而朝廷猶掩覆包含，一無所問。”
                包涵  bāo hán OC: pruu ɡuum MC: pɣɛu ɦəm 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive (Late Qing)
                包荒  bāo huāng OC: pruu hmaaŋ MC: pɣɛu hɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive (Ming dynasty: 明 朱權 《荊釵記‧合巹》：“如今送姪女臨門，首飾房奩，諸事不曾完備，望親家包荒。”
                姑息  gū xī OC: kaa sqlɯɡ MC: kuo̝ sɨk 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNbe forgiving where one ought not to be forgiving> appease
                容諒  róng liàng OC: k-loŋ ɡ-raŋs MC: ji̯oŋ li̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive
                寬宥  kuān yòu OC: khoon ɢʷɯs MC: khʷɑn ɦɨu 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive
                寬容  kuān róng OC: khoon k-loŋ MC: khʷɑn ji̯oŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive, tolerate
                恕亮  shù liàng OC: hnjas ɡ-raŋs MC: ɕi̯ɤ li̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive
                恕宥  shù yòu OC: hnjas ɢʷɯs MC: ɕi̯ɤ ɦɨu 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNpardon 宋書
                恕罪  shù zuì OC: hnjas sbuulʔ MC: ɕi̯ɤ dzuo̝i 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive SHUIHU
                恕諒  shù liàng OC: hnjas ɡ-raŋs MC: ɕi̯ɤ li̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive Song dynasty, 王安石
                情恕  qíng shù OC: dzeŋ hnjas MC: dziɛŋ ɕi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPt(oN)heartily forgive the contextually determinate person
                • VPtoNheartily forgive (SHUIHUZHUAN)
                情鑒  qíng jiàn OC: dzeŋ kraams MC: dziɛŋ kɣam 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive (modern)
                擔代  dān dài OC: k-laam lɯɯɡs MC: tɑm dəi
                擔待  dān dài OC: k-laam ɡ-lɯɯʔ MC: tɑm dəi
                擔貸  dān dài OC: k-laam lʰɯɯɡs MC: tɑm thəi
                擔帶  dān dài OC: k-laam taads MC: tɑm tɑi
                擔戴  dān dài OC: k-laam k-lɯɯs MC: tɑm təi
                耽待  dān dài OC: k-luum ɡ-lɯɯʔ MC: təm dəi 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive
                涵宥  hàn yòu OC: ɡuumʔ ɢʷɯs MC: ɦəm ɦɨu 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive
                諒宥  liàng yòu OC: ɡ-raŋs ɢʷɯs MC: li̯ɐŋ ɦɨu 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive
                諒察  liàng chá OC: ɡ-raŋs skhreed MC: li̯ɐŋ ʈʂhɣɛt 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive and try to understand 原諒體察
                諒情  liàng qíng OC: ɡ-raŋs dzeŋ MC: li̯ɐŋ dziɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPiactshow forgiveness and considerateness concerning the real situation
                諒解  liàng jiě OC: ɡ-raŋs kreeʔ MC: li̯ɐŋ kɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNshow understanding for and forgive （modern)
                鑒諒  jiàn liàng OC: kraams ɡ-raŋs MC: kɣam li̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNforgive (modern?)
                閽略  hūn lǜe OC: hmuun ɡ-raɡ MC: huo̝n li̯ɐk 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNdisregard forgivingly
                體諒  tǐ liàng OC: rʰiiʔ ɡ-raŋs MC: thei li̯ɐŋ
                體亮  tǐ liàng OC: rʰiiʔ ɡ-raŋs MC: thei li̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • VPtoNshow understanding and forgiveness for (someone)

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