What does Perseverance mean?

Definitions for Perseverance
ˌpɜr səˈvɪər ənsper·se·ver·ance

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacitynoun

    persistent determination

  2. perseverance, persistence, perseverationnoun

    the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior

    "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"

Wiktionary

  1. perseverancenoun

    continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.

  2. perseverancenoun

    persistent determination to adhere to a plan of direction; insistence.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Perseverancenoun

    Persistence in any design or attempt; steadiness in pursuits; constancy in progress. It is applied alike to good and ill.

    Etymology: perseverance, Fr. perseverantia, Lat.

    The king becoming graces,
    Bounty, persev’rance, mercy, lowliness;
    I have no relish of them. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    Perseverance keeps honour bright:
    To have done, is to hang quite out of fashion,
    Like rusty mail in monumental mockery. William Shakespeare.

    They hate repentance more than perseverance in a fault. Charles I .

    Wait the seasons of providence with patience and perseverance in the duties of our calling, what difficulties soever we may encounter. Roger L'Estrange.

    Patience and perseverance overcome the greatest difficulties. Clarissa.

    And perseverance with his batter’d shield. Henry Brooke.

ChatGPT

  1. perseverance

    Perseverance is the ability to continue putting a consistent effort and work towards a goal or desired outcome, despite facing obstacles, setbacks, or challenges along the way. It involves determination, resilience, and the willingness to endure hardship and stay committed until the objective is achieved.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Perseverancenoun

    the act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun

  2. Perseverancenoun

    discrimination

  3. Perseverancenoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Perseverance

    Perseverance is the second studio release and the major-label debut by the American Metalcore band Hatebreed. It was released in 2002 by Universal Records. "I Will Be Heard" is featured in the movie xXx and on its soundtrack.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Perseverance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Perseverance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Perseverance in a Sentence

  1. Justin Wang:

    The crater rim of the Jezero Crater, where the Perseverance rover is now, is a place that likely exhibited hydrothermal activity due to the crater-forming impact that occurred, so I'd be curious to see what results Perseverance finds when it reaches there.

  2. Mike Sarafin:

    We have had a number of challenges to overcome and those challenges require perseverance, and that perseverance in turn is building character within The NASA team and character necessary to have optimism and in when we are going to be ready to fly.

  3. Plutarch, Lives:

    Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

  4. Ken Farley:

    Not every sample Perseverance is collecting will be done in the quest for ancient life, and we don't expect this first sample to provide definitive proof one way or the other, while the rocks located in this geologic unit are not great time capsules for organics, we believe they have been around since the formation of Jezero Crater and incredibly valuable to fill gaps in our geologic understanding of this region -- things we'll desperately need to know if we find life once existed on Mars.

  5. Josh King Madrid:

    An individual's frame is influenced by their willpower, perseverance, endurance, skill set, emotional maturity, and self assurance. The fact that frame is self-reinforcing is among its most significant features.”

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