Patientia
The capacity to endure difficulty, delay, or provocation without anger or frustration—a virtue of calm perseverance valued across all world cultures and spiritual traditions.
/paˈti.en.ti.a/Definition
The capacity to endure difficulty, delay, or provocation without anger or frustration—a virtue of calm perseverance valued across all world cultures and spiritual traditions.
Detailed
The capacity to endure difficulty, delay, or provocation without anger or frustration—a virtue of calm perseverance valued across all world cultures and spiritual traditions. From Latin ‘patientia’ (endurance/suffering), from ‘patī’ (to suffer/endure). PIE *peh₂- (to protect). Related to ‘passion’ (suffering). Sanskrit equivalent ‘kṣamā’ and Arabic ‘ṣabr’ carry deeper spiritual dimensions.
Etymology
From Latin ‘patientia’ (endurance/suffering), from ‘patī’ (to suffer/endure). PIE *peh₂- (to protect). Related to ‘passion’ (suffering). Sanskrit equivalent ‘kṣamā’ and Arabic ‘ṣabr’ carry deeper spiritual dimensions.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
The capacity to endure difficulty, delay, or provocation without anger or frustration—a virtue of calm perseverance valued across all world cultures and spiritual traditions.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | ఓర్పు | ఓర్పు | |
| Tamil | பொறுமை | பொறுமை | |
| Kannada | ತಾಳ್ಮೆ | ತಾಳ್ಮೆ | |
| Malayalam | ക്ഷമ | ക്ഷമ | |
| Hindi | धैर्य | धैर्य | |
| Sanskrit | क्षमा | क्षमा | |
| Gujarati | ધીરજ | ધીરજ | |
| Bengali | ধৈর্য | ধৈর্য | |
| Marathi | सहनशीलता | सहनशीलता | |
| Urdu | صبر | صبر | |
| Arabic | صبر | صبر | |
| French | patience | patience | |
| German | Geduld | Geduld | |
| Spanish | paciencia | paciencia | |
| Portuguese | paciência | paciência | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 耐心 | 耐心 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 耐心 | 耐心 | |
| Japanese | 忍耐 | 忍耐 | |
| Polish | cierpliwość | cierpliwość | |
| Russian | терпение | терпение | |
| Malay | kesabaran | kesabaran | |
| Indonesian | kesabaran | kesabaran | |
| Filipino | pasensya | pasensya | |
| Italian | pazienza | pazienza | |
| Danish | tålmodighed | tålmodighed | |
| English | patience | patience |
Videos
More video explanations by language
- Patience: Vertu de la Persévérance
- Paciência: Virtude da Perseverança nas Culturas do Mundo
- الصبر: فضيلة التحمل في الثقافات العالمية
- धैर्य: विश्व संस्कृतियों में सहनशीलता का गुण
- 耐心：世界文化中忍耐的美德
- 忍耐：世界文化における辛抱の美徳
- Geduld: Die Tugend der Ausdauer in Weltkultur
- Терпение: Добродетель Стойкости в Культурах Мира
- Pazienza: La Virtù della Perseveranza nelle Culture del Mondo
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- Patience – Swedish Explanation
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Related Terms
sabr, kshama, fortitude, resilience
Synonyms
endurance, forbearance, tolerance, perseverance, steadfastness
Antonyms
impatience, irritability, restlessness, intolerance