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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Discrimination. [ Obs. ] Sir J. Harrington. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Law) The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two or more that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting in several or separate pleas or answers by two or more disjointly; the destruction of the unity of interest in a joint estate. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]
[水滴石穿, shuǐ dī shí chuān, ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ]dripping water penetrates the stone (成语 saw); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.#93744[Add to Longdo]
[滴水穿石, dī shuǐ chuān shí, ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ]dripping water penetrates the stone (成语 saw); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.#94525[Add to Longdo]
[滴水石穿, dī shuǐ shí chuān, ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ]dripping water penetrates the stone (成语 saw); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.[Add to Longdo]
[ね, ne](n) (1) stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence; (2) (See 基・き・1) radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); (3) { math } root; (4) { Buddh } indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)#3528[Add to Longdo]
[だんぜつ, danzetsu](n, adj-no) (1) extinction; discontinuation; interruption; (n) (2) severance; rupture; (vs) (3) to become extinct; to cease to exist; (4) to sever; to break off; to divide (between two things); (P)#11928[Add to Longdo]