beg forgiveness
1FORGIVENESS — FORGIVENESS, the act of absolving or pardoning; the state of being pardoned. In the Bible The biblical concept of forgiveness presumes, in its oldest strata, that sin is a malefic force that adheres to the sinner and that forgiveness is the… …
2beg — verb 1 I beg your pardon spoken a) used to say sorry when you have made a mistake, or said something wrong or embarrassing: Oh, I beg your pardon. I thought you meant next Tuesday. b) used to show that you strongly disagree with something that… …
3beg — [c]/bɛg / (say beg) verb (begged, begging) –verb (t) 1. to ask for in charity; ask as alms. 2. to ask for, or of, with humility or earnestness, or as a favour: to beg forgiveness; to beg him to forgive me. 3. to assume or demand permission (to… …
4beg — beg1 /beg/, v., begged, begging. v.t. 1. to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg alms; to beg forgiveness. 2. to ask (someone) to give or do something; implore: He begged me for mercy. Sit down, I beg you. 3. to take for granted… …
5beg — [[t]bɛg[/t]] v. begged, beg•ging. 1) to ask for as a gift, as charity, or as a favor: to beg alms; to beg forgiveness[/ex] 2) to ask (someone) to give or do something; implore: He begged me for help[/ex] 3) to avoid; evade: a report that begs the …
6Forgiveness — doesn t mean that you deny the other person s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn t minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Depending on the degree and circumstance of the offense, (typically,… …
7beg — [beg] v past tense and past participle begged present participle begging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ask)¦ 2¦(money/food)¦ 3¦(animal)¦ 4 I beg your pardon 5 I beg to differ 6 beg the question 7 be going begging 8 beg, borrow, or steal ▬▬▬▬▬ …
8Forgiveness — For*give ness, n. [AS. forgifnes.] 1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries. [1913 Webster] To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. Dan. ix. 9. [1913 Webster] In whom we have …
9beg — verb 1 ask sb for food, money, etc. VERB + BEG ▪ be forced to, have to PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ They were forced to beg for food. ▪ from …
10Forgiveness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Forgiveness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 forgiveness forgiveness pardon condonation grace remission absolution amnesty oblivion Sgm: N 1 indulgence indulgence Sgm: N 1 reprieve reprieve …
