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- adjective Alternative form of
long-suffering . - noun Long, patient endurance of insult, abuse or mistreatment;
longanimity
Etymologies
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Examples
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In "longsuffering" we have the thought here and there expressed by God in the Psalms and elsewhere by the
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Martin Luther 1514
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It is often this fear that propels them to become zealots and they use Bible verses -- such as "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine" 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV -- to justify their cause.
Carol Hoenig: A Sorry Lot, Indeed Carol Hoenig 2011
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Paul told him in 2 Timothy 2-4: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Randy Miller: Latter Days Randy Miller 2011
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Jenny, like too many good and longsuffering wives, got shafted because she's not 20-something anymore.
Jenny Sanford on her husband: 'The ball is in his court' 2009
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Paul told him in 2 Timothy 2-4: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Randy Miller: Latter Days Randy Miller 2011
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It is often this fear that propels them to become zealots and they use Bible verses -- such as "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine" 2 Timothy 4:2 KJV -- to justify their cause.
Carol Hoenig: A Sorry Lot, Indeed Carol Hoenig 2011
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The sailor went on defeat the interlopers who wanted his faithful and longsuffering wife just for her wealth, finally finding rest with her, home at last.
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Paul told him in 2 Timothy 2-4: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Randy Miller: Latter Days Randy Miller 2011
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If the regime instead began to implement some economic reforms that could benefit Burma's longsuffering citizens even as it failed to engage in serious national reconciliation, there likely would be tremendous pressure on the democratic movement to get on board "for the good of the Burmese people."
Change Burma Can't Quite Believe In Kelley Currie 2011
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Paul told him in 2 Timothy 2-4: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Randy Miller: Latter Days Randy Miller 2011
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