What is another word for forgiver?

Pronunciation: [fəɡˈɪvə] (IPA)

The word "forgiver" is a noun that refers to a person who grants forgiveness and pardons someone for their wrongdoing. Synonyms for "forgiver" include "pardoner", "excuser", "releaser", "absolver", "acquitter", and "merciful person". A pardon is a synonym for forgiveness, which means to wipe away an offense or wrongdoing. An excuser is someone who overlooks an offense or makes excuses for a person's misbehavior. Releaser suggests the granting of freedom and liberty, absolver implies the lifting of punishment and guilt, while an acquitter is someone who declares a person free from blame or obligation. A merciful person is also a synonym for a forgiver, someone who shows kindness and compassion towards those who have wronged them.

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What are the hypernyms for Forgiver?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Forgiver

The forgiver after the order of grace does not pardon like a judge moved by magnanimity or pity for transgressors, but in love to his own kind and desire for their amendment.
"The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians"
G. G. Findlay
The forgiver has sat down by the prisoner's side, has felt his misery and the force of his temptations, and in everything but the actual sin has made Himself one with the sinner, even to bearing the extreme penalty of his guilt.
"The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians"
G. G. Findlay
Forgive him, for Thou art the forgiver, the most Merciful.
"The Faith of Islam"
Edward Sell

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