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perseverance definition

per·se·ver·ance (pʉr′sə vir′əns)

noun

  1. the act of persevering; continued, patient effort
  2. the quality of one who perseveres; persistence
  3. in Calvinism, the continuance in grace of people elected to eternal salvation

Etymology: OFr < L perseverantia < perseverans, prp. of perseverare: see perseverate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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