stedfastness

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

STEADFASTNESS, STEDFASTNESS noun 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.
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