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steadfast |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steadfast \Stead"fast\, a. [Stead + fast that is fast in place.] [Written also stedfast.] 1. Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm. ``This steadfast globe of earth.'' --Spenser. 2. Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady. ``Steadfast eye.'' --Shak. Abide steadfast unto him [thy neighbor] in the time of his trouble. --Ecclus. xxii. 23. Whom resist steadfast in the faith. --1 Pet. v. 9. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: steadfast adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steady}, {unbendable}, {unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}] 2: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: {staunch}, {unswerving}]
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