longsuffering

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noun

Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity

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Meanings

adjectivelongsuffering (comparative more longsuffering, superlative most longsuffering)

comparative more longsuffering · superlative most longsuffering

  1. alternativeAlternative form of long-suffering.
nounlongsuffering (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLong, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 5:22-23

Origin

From long + suffering.

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