01 n. The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain, po…
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The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression, calamity, etc.“Strengthened with all might, . . . unto all patience and long-suffering.” — Col. i. 11.“I must have patience to endure the load.” — Shak.“Who hath learned lowliness From his Lord's cradle, patience from his cross.” — Keble.
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The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for something due or hoped for; forbearance.“Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.” — Matt. xviii. 29.
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Constancy in labor or application; perseverance.“He learned with patience, and with meekness taught.” — Harte.
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Sufferance; permission.[Obs.]“They stay upon your patience.” — Shak.
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A kind of dock (Rumex Patientia), less common in America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb.(Bot.)
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Solitaire.(Card Playing)
Syn.
Patience, Resignation.
Patience implies the quietness or self-possession of one's own spirit under sufferings, provocations, etc.; resignation implies submission to the will of another. The Stoic may have patience; the Christian should have both patience and resignation.