forgiveness UK /fəˈɡɪvnəs/US /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ noun2 •the act of no longer being angry with someone for something bad they didHe begged for forgiveness after being caught stealing from the shop. •A readiness to forgive.If thou, Lord, shouldest marke iniquities: O Lord, who shal stand? But there is forgiuenesse with thee: that thou mayest be feared. — 1611 formsforgivenesses