Perseverance1. (n.) Persistence under harsh conditions; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.
2. (n.) Discrimination.
3. (n.) 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.
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