perseverance Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun persistent determination
persistency; tenaciousness; doggedness; tenacity; pertinacity; persistence.
noun the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
perseveration; persistence.
- his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate

F. persévérance, L. perseverantia.

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.
Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Milton.
Discrimination. Obs. Sir J. Harrington.
(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. Syn. -- Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity.