STEADFAST

steadfast, staunch, unswerving

(adjective) firm and dependable especially in loyalty; “a steadfast ally”; “a staunch defender of free speech”; “unswerving devotion”; “unswerving allegiance”

firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

(adjective) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; “firm convictions”; “a firm mouth”; “steadfast resolve”; “a man of unbendable perseverence”; “unwavering loyalty”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

steadfast (comparative steadfaster or more steadfast, superlative steadfastest or most steadfast)

Fixed or unchanging; steady.

Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

Source: Wiktionary


Stead"fast, a. Etym: [Stead + fast, that is, fast in place.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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