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Definition of Steadfast

1. Adjective. Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. "Unwavering loyalty"

2. Adjective. Firm and dependable especially in loyalty. "Unswerving allegiance"

Definition of Steadfast

1. a. Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm.

Definition of Steadfast

1. Adjective. Fixed or unchanging; steady. ¹

2. Adjective. Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Steadfast

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steadfast

staynes stayning stayover stayovers stayre stayres stays staysail staysails stderr

stdin stdout steacyite stead steaded steadfast (current term) steadfaster steadfastest steadfastly steadfastness

steadfastnesses steadied steadier steadiers steadies steadiest steadily steadiness steadinesses steading

Literary usage of Steadfast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Short-story: Specimens Illustrating Its Development by Brander Matthews (1907)
"THE steadfast TIN SOLDIER By HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN (1805-1875) ANDERSEN'S ... THE steadfast TIN SOLDIER There were once five and twenty tin soldiers, ..."

2. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by John William Cunliffe, Karl Young (1915)
"WOULD I WERE • steadfast AS THOU ART Bright star! would I were steadfast as thou art — Not in lone splendor hung aloft the night, And watching, with eternal ..."

3. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by James Francis Augustine Pyre, Karl Young (1910)
"WOULD I WERE steadfast AS THOU ART Bright star! would I were steadfast as thou art — Not in lone splendor hung aloft the night, And watching, with eternal ..."

4. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1874)
"But steadfast came down to the theatre very late, instead of early, ... Moreland waited for steadfast to begin. steadfast was gazing vacantly about him, ..."

5. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1874)
"But steadfast came down to the theatre very late, instead of early, ... Moreland waited for steadfast to begin. steadfast was gazing vacantly about him, ..."

6. Publications (1853)
"Remaining steadfast she was drowned in the Scheldt. ... Nevertheless he could not be turned aside, but remained steadfast in the Lord. ..."

7. The Holy Bible ...by Canadian Bible Society by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"... no more. great light ot afflictions , An exhortation tn CHAPTER XI. steadfast faith, «Jr. 18 Now where rémission of these ' 33 Partly "А|П ..."

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