Perseverance
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Perseverance may refer to:
Titled expressive works:
Theological doctrines:
Geographic names:
- Perseverance (solitaire)Perseverance (solitaire)Perseverance is a solitaire card game played with a deck of 52 playing cards. The reason for the name is not known, but probably, the player must play this game with perseverance to succeed.-Rules:...
, a card game - Perseverance (born 1977), American fighter Brock LesnarBrock LesnarBrock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...
- Perseverance (steam locomotive)Perseverance (steam locomotive)Perseverance was an early steam locomotive that took part in the Rainhill Trials. Built by Timothy Burstall, Perseverance was damaged on the way to the trials and Burstall spent the first five days trying to repair his locomotive. It ran on the sixth and final day of the trials but only achieved...
- Perseverance was the name of the steam boat built by John FitchJohn Fitch (inventor)John Fitch was an American inventor, clockmaker, and silversmith who, in 1787, built the first recorded steam-powered boat in the United States...
and successfully demonstrated in 1787 on the Delaware River to members of the Constitutional Convention. - RSS Perseverance (L206), a Landing Ship Logistics operated by the Republic of Singapore Navy from 1992 to 2003
Titled expressive works:
- Perseverance (Hatebreed album)
- Perseverance (Percee P album)Perseverance (Percee P album)Perseverance is the official debut album by Percee P a New York-born underground rapper signed to Stones Throw Records. All tracks are produced by Madlib.- Track listing :#"Intro"#"The Hand That Leads You"#"The Man To Praise"...
Theological doctrines:
- Perseverance of the saintsPerseverance of the saintsPerseverance of the saints, as well as the corollary—though distinct—doctrine known as "Once Saved, Always Saved", is a Calvinist teaching that once persons are truly saved they can never lose their salvation....
, a Protestant Christian teaching - Perseverance, a.k.a. Assurance (theology)Assurance (theology)Assurance is a Protestant Christian doctrine that states that the inner witness of the Holy Spirit allows the justified disciple to know they are saved. Based on the writings of St...
See also
- PerseverationPerseverationPerseveration is the repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder. If an issue has been fully explored and discussed to a point of resolution, it is not uncommon for...
- Perseverance RecordsPerseverance RecordsPerseverance Records is a record label which releases film scores on CD and online. Releases are usually accompanied by extensive, well-researched booklets...
, an American record label - The Perseverance, Dutch windmill a.k.a. De Volharding, JislumDe Volharding, JislumDe Volharding is a smock mill in Jislum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1872. The mill has been restored to working order and designated as being held in reserve in times of emergency. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 15632.-History:...
- 975 Perseverantia975 Perseverantia975 Perseverantia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.-External links:*...
, asteroid - Perseverance SchoolPerseverance SchoolThe Perseverance School, Kimberley, was founded as such in 1883 but might be seen as having arisen from the St Cyprian's Mission School dating back to the early 1870s...
, Kimberly, Northern Cape, South Africa - Perseverance (TV series), a British television game-show - presented by Andrew CastleAndrew CastleAndrew Nicholas Castle is an English retired tennis professional, former British No. 1, and now television presenter.-Biography:...
, and aired on ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
(ITV1ITV1ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
/ STV / UTVUTVUTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...
) in 2005.
Geographic names:
- Perseverance DamPerseverance DamPerseverance Dam is the second largest, and the second oldest dam of Toowoomba city's three water supply dams. The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Cooby Dam and Cressbrook Dam which is located located downstream of Perseverance.Construction of this dam commenced in 1962 and was completed...
, Australia - Perseverance HarbourPerseverance HarbourPerseverance Harbour, also known as South harbour, is a large indentation in the coast of Campbell Island, one of New Zealand's subantarctic outlying islands. The harbour is a long lateral fissure which reaches the ocean in the island's southeast, and is overlooked by the island's highest point,...
, New Zealand