toleration vs permission

toleration and permission both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toleration	Yes	No	No	No
permission	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, permission is a hypernym of toleration; that is, permission is a word with a broader meaning than toleration:

toleration: official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
permission: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

Other hypernyms of toleration include license, permit.

toleration (noun)	permission (noun)
official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations	approval to do something