Definition of "longanimity" [lon•ga•nim•i•ty]

• Calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance. (noun)

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• "So that there may be fitly said to be a longanimity, which is commonly also ascribed to God as a magnanimity."
• "Again, expectation pertains to longanimity, which is a species of fortitude."
• "Obj. 3: Further, expectation belongs to longanimity which is a species of fortitude."