(historical) A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

An early Christian, mentioned in the epistle to the Romans. / A female given name from Ancient Greek, in occasional use since the 16th century.

A kind of colouring matter obtained from lichens.

A condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without awareness.

Obstinately refusing to give up or let go. / Insistently repetitive. / Indefinitely continuous. / (botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.

(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely. / (intransitive) To repeat an utterance. / (intransitive) To continue to exist. / (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To continue to be; to remain.

simple past tense and past participle of persist

The property of being persistent. / (computer science) Of data, the property of continuing to exist after the termination of the program.

In a persistent manner.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of persist