the perseverance of the saints

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the perseverance of the saints - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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