Perseverance
11persévérance — (pèr sé vé ran s ) s. f. Qualité de celui qui persévère. • La persévérance n est digne ni de blâme ni de louange, parce qu elle n est que la durée des goûts et des sentiments qu on ne s ôte et qu on ne se donne point, LA ROCHEFOUC. Max. 177.… …
12perseverance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, incredible, sheer ▪ dogged, untiring VERB + PERSEVERANCE ▪ have ▪ …
13PERSÉVÉRANCE — s. f. Qualité ou action de celui qui persévère. Persévérance dans le travail. Persévérance dans le bien, dans le mal. Cela demande une grande persévérance, une longue persévérance. C est une persévérance louable. La persévérance filiale. Il a… …
14PERSÉVÉRANCE — n. f. Qualité ou action de celui qui persévère. Persévérance dans le travail. Persévérance dans le bien, dans le mal. Ce travail demande une longue persévérance. Il fait preuve d’une louable persévérance. Il a obtenu cet emploi par sa… …
15perseverance — n. 1) to display perseverance 2) perseverance at, in 3) the perseverance to + inf. (she had enough perseverance to finish) * * * [ˌpɜːsɪ vɪ(ə)r(ə)ns] in to display perseverance perseverance at the perseverance to + inf. (she had enough… …
16Perseverance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Perseverance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 perseverance perseverance Sgm: N 1 continuance continuance &c.(inaction) 143 Sgm: N 1 permanence permanence &c.(absence of change) 141 Sgm: N 1 firmness firmness &c.(stability) …
17perseverance — perseverant, adj. /perr seuh vear euhns/, n. 1. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. 2. Theol. continuance in a state of grace to the end, leading to… …
18perseverance — per•se•ver•ance [[t]ˌpɜr səˈvɪər əns[/t]] n. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement • Etymology: 1300–50; ME perseveraunce < MF perseverance < L… …
19perseverance — noun a) continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure It had taken nine years from the evening that first showed up with a pie plate at her mothers door, but his dogged perseverance eventually… …
20perseverance — Rarely mentioned in the Bible as a virtue but perseverance in prayer is commended (Eph. 6:18); it is the theme of the parable [[➝ parables]] of the unjust judge (Luke 18:2–8) …
