Bible Dictionaries
Persist
Webster's Dictionary
(v. i.) To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; - sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Persist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/persist.html. 1828.