Edict of tolerance

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An edict of tolerance is an official government decree ( edict ) that guarantees tolerance for religious minorities . Often times, edicts of tolerance were short-lived and over time were officially or gradually overridden. The term has its roots in the Latin word tolerare for “suffer” or “endure” (see also tolerance ).

Edicts of Tolerance in History

Remarks

  1. The political equality of Protestants with Catholics was gradually put out of force from around the second half of the 17th century. It only becomes a subject of his reforms during the reign (1764–1795) of King Poniatowski
  2. ^ The Edict of Tolerance (November 29, 1787) - Article at the Virtual Museum of Protestantism ; Status: October 7, 2008
  3. Tolerance . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 15, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 742.