patience of an angel in English

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          "ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 249",
          "text": "I am not endowed with the patience of an angel; but what could I do? The retreat to my room was cut off, they had been washing the floor for Sunday, and the room was no doubt steaming with vapour from the damp boards.",
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        "(idiomatic) A great deal of patience."
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"patience of an angel" meaning in English

Noun