In-tŏl'er-ançe, n.

[Prefix in, not, and tolerance; Fr. intolérance, Sp. intolerancia, It. intolleranza, Lat. intolerantia.]

1. The state of being intolerant; refusal to allow to others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and the like; illiberal; bigoted; as, the intolerance of a prince or a church toward a religious sect.
2. Want of capacity to endure; weakness. [Rare.]