Perseverance

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  • noun. Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness.
  • noun. The Calvinistic doctrine that those who have been chosen by God will continue in a state of grace to the end and will finally be saved.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See perceiverance.
  • noun. The act or habit of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business or enterprise begun; steady persistency in any state or course of action: applied alike to good and evil.
  • noun. In theology, continuance in a state of grace, leading finally to a state of glory: sometimes called final perseverance. See perseverance of the saints, below.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.
  • noun. Discrimination.
  • noun. Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.
  • noun. Persistent determination to adhere to a plan of direction; insistence.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. persistent determination
  • noun. the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
    • Word Usage
    "Bolick says their perseverance is also due to the polarizing effects of the immigration debate."
    cross-reference
    perseverance of the saints  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    continuance  continuation  determination  purpose  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adherence  appearance  clearance  coherence  disappearance  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boldness  bravery  courage  determination  diligence  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acceptance  assiduity  balkiness  bigotry  bullheadedness  
    variant
    Calvinism  
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