Meaning of forgetness | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of forgetting, or any property associated with it; oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness.

nonstandard, rare, uncountable

Examples

“Oh, how many of us must charge our hearts to-day with forgetness!”

“[…] but to think⟳ of him foundling a nelliza the second, also cliptbuss (the best was still there if the torso was gone) where he did and when he did, retriever to the last⟳ — escapes my forgetness now was it dust-covered, […]”

“While working they manage⟳ to reach⟳ a level of what Goleman (1995) calls 'flow⟳', which is a state of 'self-forgetness' as a result⟳ of being engrossed in the task at hand.”

“If you were to visit⟳ a Christian church, you would hear⟳ a lot about forgiveness: […]. Instead of forgiveness, it is useful to strive for forgetness, and simply leave⟳ behind the pain of the past.”

“[...]: he comes to understand⟳ God's forgiveness in terms of forgetness, and that recognition brings with it a new understanding of the Christian life of faith as entailing not merely belief but praxis or the expressing of love⟳ in community.”

“We have⟳ not found that such forgetness happened to any of the prophets especially the master and the last⟳ of them (peace be upon them).”

“Once those feelings are identified then the people involved need⟳ to be sure they are clear on what happened. Finally, there is a decision to move⟳ past it and not allow⟳ the hurt⟳ to continue⟳ or to drive⟳ their feelings. Forgiveness is not forgetness.”

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