perseverance
[ pur-suh-veer-uhns ]
/ ˌpɜr səˈvɪər əns /
noun
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
Theology.
continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation.
Origin of perseverance
SYNONYMS FOR perseverance
1
doggedness,
steadfastness.
Perseverance,
persistence,
tenacity,
pertinacity imply resolute and unyielding holding on in following a course of action.
Perseverance commonly suggests activity maintained in spite of difficulties or steadfast and long-continued application:
Endurance and perseverance combined to win in the end. It is regularly used in a favorable sense.
Persistence, which may be used in either a favorable or an unfavorable sense, implies unremitting (and sometimes annoying) perseverance:
persistence in a belief; persistence in talking when others wish to study.
Tenacity, with the original meaning of adhesiveness, as of glue, is a dogged and determined holding on. Whether used literally or figuratively it has favorable implications:
a bulldog quality of tenacity; the tenacity of one's memory.
Pertinacity, unlike its related word, is used chiefly in an unfavorable sense, that of overinsistent tenacity:
the pertinacity of the social climber.
OTHER WORDS FROM perseverance
per·se·ver·ant, adjective non·per·se·ver·ance, noun non·per·se·ver·ant, adjectiveWords nearby perseverance
persephone,
persepolis,
perses,
perseus,
perseus cluster,
perseverance,
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perseveration,
persevere,
persevering,
pershing
Example sentences from the Web for perseverant
I accepted it on the presumption that I had talents, honesty, and propensities to perseverant effort.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2) |Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThis vessel had been whaling in 256the southern seas during five years, without any adequate return for her perseverant exertions.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III |Karl Ritter von Scherzer
British Dictionary definitions for perseverant
perseverance
/ (ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪərəns) /
noun
continued steady belief or efforts, withstanding discouragement or difficulty; persistence
Christianity
persistence in remaining in a state of grace until death