Long-suffering

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Long-suffering \Long"-suf`fer*ing\, n.
     Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient
     endurance of pain or unhappiness; patient; not easily
     provoked.
  
     Syn: long-sufferance.


          [1913 Webster]
  
                The Lord God, merciful and gracious,
                long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and
                truth.                              --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    6.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Long-suffering \Long"-suf`fer*ing\, n.
     disposed to bear inconvenience or injury patiently; long
     patience of offense; as, a long-suffering and uncomplaining
     wife.
  
     Syn: enduring, forbearing, longanimous, meek.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
                Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and
                forbearance and long-suffering?     --Rom. ii. 4.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  long-suffering
       adj : patiently enduring continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring
             disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife"
             [syn: {enduring}]
       n : patient endurance of pain or unhappiness [syn: {long-sufferance}]