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Definition of 'the perseverance of the saints'

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  • Perseverance \Per`se*ver"ance\ (p[~e]r`s[-e]*v[=e]r"ans), n. [F. pers['e]v['e]rance, L. perseverantia.]
  • 1. The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. "The king-becoming graces . . . perseverance, mercy, lowliness." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Discrimination. [Obs.] --Sir J. Harrington. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Theol.) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity. [1913 Webster]

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