- patience of Job
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An great amount of patience.
You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
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patience of job — If something requires the patience of Job, it requires great patience … The small dictionary of idiomes
patience of Job — If something requires the patience of Job, it requires great patience. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(the) patience of Job — the patience of ˈJob idiom the fact of being extremely patient and not complaining • You need the patience of Job to deal with some of our customers. Main entry: ↑Jobidiom … Useful english dictionary
(the) patience of Job — the patience of Job/a saint a lot of patience. You need the patience of a saint to be a teacher … New idioms dictionary
have the patience of Job — phrase to remain patient and not complain in situations that would make most people very angry Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym Main entry: Job … Useful english dictionary
patience — 1. (pa si an s ) s. f. 1° Vertu qui fait supporter avec modération et sans murmure. • Il [le prince qui se laisse dominer par un favori] ne saurait exercer une plus lâche patience, ni être malheureux plus honteusement, BALZ. De la cour, 7e… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
patience — Patience. s. f. Vertu par laquelle on souffre les adversitez, les douleurs, les injures, les incommoditez, &c. avec moderation, & sans murmurer. Grande patience. Il faut avoir une merveilleuse patience pour souffrir cela. il faut avoir une… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Job — 1.) in the Old Testament of the Bible, a man who continued to have faith in God even though God destroyed his property and his family 2.) Job s comforter someone who tries to make you feel more cheerful, but actually makes you feel worse 3.) have … Dictionary of contemporary English
Job — [ dʒoub ] have the patience of Job to remain patient and not complain in situations that would make most people very angry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
