stedfast

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

STEADFAST, STEDFAST adjective [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. Whom resist stedfast in the faith. 1 Peter 5:9. 3. Steady; as STEDFAST sight.
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