PERSEVE'RANCE, noun [Latin perseverantia. See Persevere.] 1. Persistence in any thing undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business or enterprise begun; applied alike to good or evil. Perseverance keeps honor bright. Patience and perseverance overcome the greatest difficulties. 2. In theology, continuance in a state of grace to a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance
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