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Webster 1913 Edition

Steadfast

Stead′fast

(-fȧst)
,
Adj.
[
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Steadfast

STEADFAST

, STEDFAST,
Adj.
[stead and fast.]
1.
Fast fixed; firm; firmly fixed or established; as the stedfast globe of earth.
2.
Constant; firm; resolute; not fickle or wavering.
Abide stedfast to thy neighbor in the time of his trouble.
Him resist, sted fast in the faith. 1 Peter 5.
3.
Steady; as stedfast sight.

Definition 2024

steadfast

steadfast

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Adjective

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

  1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
  2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

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Etymology

From Middle English stedefast which in turn comes from Old English stedefæst. It is comprised of two parts: stede (“stead, place”) + -fæst (“fixed”).

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