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English Dictionary: steadfast	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for steadfast
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steadfast adj marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" Synonym(s): firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" Synonym(s): steadfast, staunch, unswerving
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. [bd]This steadfast globe of earth.[b8] --Spenser. 2. Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady. [bd]Steadfast eye.[b8] --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.