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Longanimity

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Long-suffering, a virtue referred to hope. It looks beyond the immediate future to the far-off good perceived by faith only, "Saluting the promises from afar." Thus it disposes to perseverance and constancy in bearing the burden of hope deferred.

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Entry for 'Longanimity'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​l/longanimity.html. 1910.
 
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