longsuffering

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LONG'SUF'FERING, adjective Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked. The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abundant in goodness. Exodus 34:6.
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