perpession

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noun

suffering; endurance

OriginLatin perpessio →
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Meanings

nounperpession (plural perpessions)

plural perpessions

  1. obsoletesuffering; endurance

    The eternity of destruction in the language of scripture signifies a perpetual perpession and duration in misery.

    1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed

Origin

  1. Latinperpessio
  2. Englishperpession

From Latin perpessio, from perpeti, perpessus (“to bear steadfastly”), from per- + pati (“to bear”).

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APA

perpession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpession

MLA

“perpession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpession. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perpession,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpession.

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