Meaning of STEADFAST
Pronunciation: | | 'stedfast
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- [adj] firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"
- [adj] marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
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| Synonyms: | | constant, firm, resolute, staunch, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unswerving, unwavering |
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| Definition: | | \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.
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