patience of Job

1.
globalEnglish-speaking countriesliteraryidiomaticformal
- Exceptional forbearance or long-suffering patience; the capacity to endure prolonged hardship, provocation, or annoyance without complaint.
- A hyperbolic description of someone who tolerates difficulties or irritating behavior with remarkable calm and restraint.
2.
globalBiblical referencereligiousliterary
- A reference to the biblical figure Job, used to evoke the exemplar of patience in the face of suffering; implies endurance comparable to that ascribed to Job in scripture.

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