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Longanimity
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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.