forgiver
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- noun
- /fərˈɡɪvər/
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perdonador
- In difficult times, a forgiver can bring peace to those who have caused them pain.
Now, those of you who are forgivers, you forgive.
- Now, those of you who are forgivers, you forgive.
- I confess that and I admit that, and I turn from that, and I want to receive you as my forgiver and as my leader.
- Our fourth set of narcissist magnets are our forgivers.
- Christian says he's had it with toxic serial forgivers that want to recruit you into their shame spiral example.
Examples
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I'm here to tell you the Lord is a forgiver.
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I'm an easy forgiver... at times.
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Sam is a forgiver who has made mistakes and who has always been more forgiving than Dean.
Blog text (28) -
Being a true forgiver means letting go of grudges and moving on with life.
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She has always been a forgiver, helping others heal by offering them a second chance.
Synonyms
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A church person in medieval times who sells forgiveness for sins
A person who forgives people for mistakes
A person who says another person's sins are forgiven, usually a priest
A person or authority who forgives a debt
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Etymology
Forgiver comes from the verb forgive, made from for- meaning 'completely' or 'away' and give meaning 'to give'. So a forgiver is someone who 'gives away' a wrong and lets go of blame, which is why the word means a person who forgives.