perpession

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

perpession (plural perpessions)

  1. (obsolete) suffering; endurance
    • 1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed:
      The eternity of destruction in the language of scripture signifies a perpetual perpession and duration in misery.