noun
definition
Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.
Examples of perseverance in a Sentence
It took planning and perseverance to be successful.
He had perseverance in good works.
He had perseverance in the face of obstacles.
It was this same perseverance that made her go to college.
Otto had untiring perseverance and relentless energy.
Getting years of training to forge the body for martial pursuit requires perseverance.
The purpose of the letter is not to give information as to the past, but to stimulate its readers to perseverance by giving fresh teaching as to the future.
The difficulties in the way of successful invasion are of course not understated, as it was the object of the writer to exalt the prowess and perseverance of the faithful.
Then it is beautiful to observe with what patience, sweetness, and perseverance Helen endeavours to bring the unruly fingers of her little friend into proper position.
The fame of these instruments was rapidly spread by the brilliant discoveries which their maker's genius and perseverance accomplished by their aid.
And so it fell to Mary Tealby, a penniless divorcee dying of cancer, to try to remedy the situation through sheer perseverance.
The work was carried on with splendid perseverance, and the uncovering of the interior was completed in 1908.
Does he have the perseverance of the saints?
Creating a masterpiece requires dedication, perseverance and patience.
But the untiring perseverance of the house of Alfred was at last rewarded by success.
It was planning and perseverance and she had every reason to be proud.
With courage and dogged perseverance, the Catholic faith was kept alive during the years of persecution.
I know that the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it.
Heroism, perseverance and American masculinity are defining traits of these movies.
Stephen, though he had shown some enterprise and capacity in his successful snatch at the crown, was a man far below his three predecessors on the throne in the matter of perseverance and foresight.
You may have to retrain the cat, and this requires patience and perseverance.
As a general on duty on Kutuzov's staff, he applied himself to business with zeal and perseverance and surprised Kutuzov by his willingness and accuracy in work.
It required all his indomitable perseverance to carry through a purpose which failing health continually menaced with frustration.
Wilson actually thought of retreating; but Baird Smith and Chamberlain insisted on perseverance, and the city was captured after six days' hard fighting.
Not the least of his achievements on this occasion was the successful attempt, made with extraordinary tact, ability, knowledge and perseverance, to induce the Orientals, Anglicans and Old Catholics present to accept a formula of concord, drawn from the writings of the leading theologians of the Greek Church, on the long-vexed question of the Procession of the Holy Spirit.
With hard work and perseverance, there's no reason you can't become one as well.
It may just take a bit of work to find it, but some purses are worth the perseverance.
Born of a single mother's dream to make ends meet, Beijo purses are the result of a woman's perseverance, hard work and dedication to an entrepreneurial spirit she wasn't even aware she possessed.
In 1856 he drew up a plan of action, and he prosecuted it with untiring perseverance until he saw it embodied in an international convention seven years later.
The work did honour to the perseverance and ability of Calixtus, but it was merely the application of the ideas of Paschal II.
But the Buddha laid stress on the final perseverance of the saints, saying that even the least among the disciples who had entered the first path only, still had his heart fixed on the way to perfection, and constantly strove after the three higher paths.
The keys to success are hard work, dedication and perseverance.
Your motivation and perseverance are your most valuable assets when business is slow.
The practical assignments may help develop perseverance and boldness.
During the campaign he displayed the same perseverance and the same moderation that he had shown in the emancipation of the serfs.
Some opposition was offered to this scheme; but the perseverance of the king overcame all difficulties, and one of the most important events in European history took place on the 27th of December 1282, when Rudolph invested his sons, Rudolph and Albert, with the duchies of Austria and Styria.
As crisis followed calamity, commitment and perseverance kept me going.
Steve Carell's hard work and perseverance in the entertainment industry have not gone unnoticed.
It will test your perseverance and your wrist strength.
You will often find exactly what you need with a bit of perseverance.
A lot of patience and perseverance is necessary, but you can often find what you are looking for.
In foreign affairs he displayed the same capriciousness and want of perseverance.
It does take courage, and it takes perseverance.
With a little perseverance we got some really great views of these birds.
Otto was a man of untiring perseverance and relentless energy, with a high idea of his position.
One set will come from within the game disc itself and it will be up to you to unlock them through hard work and perseverance.
She is proud of her athleticism and is not afraid to show off the body that hard work and perseverance have wrought.
While earning money from poems may seem like a distant dream, with a little extra effort and a lot of perseverance, getting paid for writing poetry needn't be impossible.
Other Japanese meanings include perseverance and strength.
Who tonight needs to repent and throw off the sin that so easily entangles and run with perseverance the race marked out for you?