Per′se‐ver″ance (pẽr′sē̍‐vēr″ans), n. [F. persévérance, 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.
Whose constant perseverance overcame
Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Milton.
2. Discrimination. Sir J. Harrington.
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.
Syn. — Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity.