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Steadfastness

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stead·fast also sted·fast  (stdfst, -fst)
adj.
1. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
2. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving. See Synonyms at faithful.
[Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst : stede, place; see stead + fæst, fixed, fast; see past- in Indo-European roots.]
steadfastly adv.
steadfastness n.
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Noun1.steadfastness - loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
staunchness
loyalty, trueness - the quality of being loyal
2.steadfastness - steadfast resolution
firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"


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