01 n. Lack of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.
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Lack of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.
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The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; lack of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a religious sect.“These few restrictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism.” — Burke.