toleration

noun

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Endurance of evil, suffering etc.
2. (countable, uncountable)The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
3. (countable, uncountable)Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.

   “Above all, the establishment of toleration helped to weaken the presumption that plurality in matters of faith inevitably caused social disorder.”