meaning of perseverance
1. The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.
2. Discrimination.
3. 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.
4. the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer
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