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Stedfastness

STEADFASTNESS

, STEDFASTNESS, n.
1.
Firmness of standing; fixedness in place.
2.
Firmness of mind or purpose; fixedness in principle; constancy; resolution; as the stedfastness of faith. He adhered to his opinions with steadfastness.

Definition 2024

stedfastness

stedfastness

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Noun

stedfastness ‎(uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of steadfastness.
    • 1904, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Chapter II. The Parson's Marjory”, in The Merry Men, Reprint edition, Project Gutenberg, published 2007:
      It might be a question whether she was not Will's match in stedfastness, …

Etymology

From Middle English stedfastnes, stedfastnesse ‎(“firmness of purpose; fortitude; loyalty, fidelity; strength, boldness, courage”), from Old English stedefæstnes ‎(“constancy”); equivalent to stedfast +‎ -ness.

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