01 n. The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.
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The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.“Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent.” — Milton.
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2.
Discrimination.[Obs.]
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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.(Theol.) Also: final perseverance, the perseverance of the saints See: Calvinism
Syn.
Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity.