Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-TOL'ER-ANT
IN-TOL'ER-ANT, a. [Fr. from L. in and tolero, to endure.]
- Not enduring; not able to endure. The powers of the human body being limited and intolerant of excesses. Arbuthnot.
- Not enduring difference of opinion or worship; refusing to tolerate others in the enjoyment of their opinions, rights and worship.
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