SEMANTIC COMPATIBILITY AND LINGUOCULTURAL CORRELATIONS OF THE CONCEPT ‘TERPIMOST' IN THE RUSSIAN IMAGE OF THE WORLD
The article considers the content of the concept ‘terpimost' (‘tolerance' and ‘toleration') according to its usage fixed in the National Corpus of the Russian language. In its most usual meanings terpimost' flourishes, develops, pacifies, gives the freedom of choice, plays a role, dominates, attracts etc. Terpimost' is manifested towards hardships (when something unpleasant is endured), someone else's opinion, position, conduct, flaws of others; in these cases terpimost' is viewed as a virtue. In the axiological sense, it is selective since it depends on certain regulatory mechanisms and rules which are established in every sociocultural environment. Terpimost' in the Russian language image of the world is metaphorized as a plant which blooms, as a Lordship that rules and grants a right, as a power that reigns, as a wave that propagates, as a benefit that attracts.