Longsuffering

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment; longanimity uncountable

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of long-suffering. alt-of, alternative

Example

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

Etymology

From long + suffering.

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