perseityt (perse it i)

[ Perse pol it an (per-se-pol'i-tan), a. and n. [= F. Persépolitain, IMG:content-2754.png:[graphic] habitants. IMG:content-2755.png:[blocks in formation] Perseus of Benvenuto Cell in i, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. IMG:content-2756.png:[blocks in formation] = per sever an cel (per-se-verans), n. [ * perseverance , persiveraunse , perseverance , F. persévérance = Sp. per sever an cia = Pg. per- sever ança It. perseveranza, perseveranzia , perseverant i a , steadfastne , constancy, perse- verance, per sever an (t-)s, ppr. of per sever are , persevere: see perseverant.] 1. The act or habit of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any busine or enterprise begun; steady persistency in any state or course of action: applied alike to good and evil. Persiueraunse of purpos may quit you to lure, Your landys to lose, & langur for euer. IMG:content-2757.png:[blocks in formation] in any busine or course begun; constant in the execution of a purpose or enterprise: as, a persevering student. perseveringly (per-se-vēr ́ing-li), adv. In a persevering manner; with perseverance or con- tinued pursuit of what is undertaken. persewet, v. An obsolete form of pursue . Persian (per's han), a . and n. [= OF. persien , persan , F. persan = Sp. Pg. It. persiano , Persian us , Persia , Persis , Περσίς , Per- sia, Pārsa , Pers. Pārs (> Ar. Fars ), Per- sia. Cf. Parsee .] I. a. 1. Of or pertaining to Persia, in any of the various limitations of the name. (a) An ancient region near the Persian Gulf, near- ly corresponding to the modern Farsistan, and the nucleus of the Persian empire. (b) An ancient empire under the Achæmenians, and later restored under the Sa anians, the greater part of western Asia win prat is height at ering dom now extending from Ru ia and the Caspian southward to the Persian Gulf, and from Turkey eastward to Afghanistan and Balu- chistan (called Iran by the Persians). Hence (from the luxury of the ancient Per- sians)-21. Splendid; magnificent; luxurious; soft. IMG:content-2758.png:[blocks in formation] Persian apple, the peach. - Persian bed, a mattre , or framed cushion, so tufted and covered with such material that it has a certain decorative character and may serve as either a bed or a sofa. - Persian berries, the fruit of one of several buckthorns, as Rhamnus infector i us , R. saxatilis , R. oleoides , and perhaps others. They afford in decoction bright-yellow and green dyes applicable to woolen mate- rials, including that of Oriental carpets, and also em- ployed in cotton-printing, paper-staining, and leather- dre ing. They are grown in France, Spain, Asia Minor, etc., as well as in Persia, and are distinguished as Avignon are indiscriminately called Persian berries. Also called Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2655. grains or berries , Spanish berries , etc., though by dyers they Perseverance , dear my lord, Keeps honour bright. Shak ., T. and C., iii. 3. 150. [Stuyvesant] po e ed, in an eminent degree, that great quality in a statesman, called perseverance by the polite, but nicknamed obstinacy by the vulgar. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 269. 2. In theol., continuance in a state of grace, leading finally to a state of glory: sometimes called final perseverance. See perseverance of the saints, below. The perseverance of God's grace, with the knowledge of his good-will, increase with you unto the end. J. Bradford , Letters (Parker Soc., 1853), II. 20. Perseverance of the saints, the doctrine that "they whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by his Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end and be eternally saved" (West. Conf. of Faith, xvii. § 1). [This doctrine forms one of the "five points of Calvin ism," but is denied by Arminians, while the Anglican Church permits either position to be held.]=Syn. 1. Industry, Application, etc. (see a iduity ), steadine , steadfastne .