Perseverance most commonly refers to:
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''Perseverance'' (rover), a planetary rover landed on Mars by NASA
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Psychological resilience
Psychological resilience, or mental resilience, is the ability to cope mentally and emotionally with a crisis, or to return to pre-crisis status quickly.
The term was popularized in the 1970s and 1980s by psychologist Emmy Werner as she conduc ...
Perseverance may also refer to:
Geography
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Perseverance, Queensland, a locality in Australia
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Perseverance Island, Seychelles
Perseverance Island () is an artificial island in Seychelles, lying 2 km from the capital Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria.
History
The island was created artificially during the 2000s. It belongs to the Mahe Port Islands, which are mostly arti ...
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Perseverance Mountain, Canada
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De Volharding, Jislum (), a wind mill in the Netherlands
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Perseverance Tavern
The Perseverance Tavern, also known as The Percy or Persies, is a public house established in 1808 by Johannes Blesser in Cape Town. At the time of its temporary closure due to the Covid-19 crisis, it was notable for being the oldest pub in Sout ...
, a pub in Cape Town, South Africa
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The Perseverance, a pub in London, England
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Perseverance School
The 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. Until 1917 it was officially called St Cyprian’s (E.C.) Mission School, a ...
, a Christian institution in South Africa
Music
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''Perseverance'' (Hatebreed album)
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''Perseverance'' (Percee P album)
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"Perseverance" (song), on Terrorvision's 1996 album ''Regular Urban Survivors''
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Perseverance Records
Perseverance Records is a record label which releases film scores on CD and online. Releases are usually accompanied by extensive booklets. Extras, such as audio interviews with composers, are also sometimes included.
Discography
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*''No Pass ...
, an American record label
Theology
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Perseverance of the saints
Perseverance of the saints, also known as preservation of the saints, is a Calvinist doctrine asserting that the elect will persevere in faith and ultimately achieve salvation. This concept was initially developed by Augustine of Hippo in the ea ...
, a Protestant Christian teaching
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Assurance (theology)
As a general term in theological use, assurance refers to a believer's confidence in God, God's response to prayer, and the hope of eternal salvation. In Protestant Christian doctrine, the term "assurance", also known as the Witness of the Spirit ...
Vehicles
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''Perseverance'' (ship), various watercraft so named
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''Perseverance'' (Rainhill Trials), an early Scottish steam locomotive prototype
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Natal Railway 4-4-0T ''Perseverance'', a series of four South African steam locomotives
Other
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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 likely originates in the fact that perseverance is necessary to succeed.
Rules
First, the four aces are taken out of the deck ...
, a traditional playing-card game
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Brock Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar ( ; born July 12, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and former Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, Amateur wrestling, amateur wrestler and professional American football player. As a ...
(born 1977; ring name: Perseverance), American wrestler and MMA fighter
* ''The Perseverance'', a collection of poetry by
Raymond Antrobus
Raymond Antrobus is a British poet, educator and writer who has been performing poetry since 2007. In March 2019, he won the Ted Hughes Award for new work in poetry.[975 Perseverantia
975 Perseverantia is a minor planet
According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, ...]
, a Koronian asteroid
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Perseverance Theatre
Perseverance Theatre is a professional theater company located on Douglas Island in Juneau, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska. It is Alaska's only professional theater and is particularly dedicated to developing and working with Alaskan artists and to produc ...
, a professional theater company in Juneau, Alaska
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Belief perseverance
Belief perseverance (also known as conceptual conservatism) is maintenance of a belief despite new information that firmly contradicts it.
Since rationality involves conceptual flexibility, belief perseverance is consistent with the view that hum ...
, in psychology
See also
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