steadfastness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast + -ness.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
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(countable, uncountable) A steadfast resolution.
[H]e [Paul] laboureth to comfort Timothy vvith the remembrance of the ſtedfaſtneſs of Gods eternal decree of Election, becauſe grounded on his foreknowledge; […]
1684, John Bunyan, A Holy Life, the Beauty of Christianity: Or, An Exhortation to Christians to be Holy, London: […] B. W. for Benj[amin] Alsop, […], →OCLC, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steadfastnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (29)
it fedeltà (loyalty in the face of trouble) · it fermezza (loyalty in the face of trouble) · ga seasmhacht (loyalty in the face of trouble) · fi järkkymättömyys (loyalty in the face of trouble) · it attaccamento (loyalty in the face of trouble) · it saldezza (loyalty in the face of trouble) · bg устойчивост (loyalty in the face of trouble) · de Unentwegtheit (loyalty in the face of trouble) · ro fidelitate (loyalty in the face of trouble) · ru усто́йчивость (loyalty in the face of trouble) · ro statornicie (loyalty in the face of trouble) · fi peräänantamattomuus (loyalty in the face of trouble) · de Standfestigkeit (loyalty in the face of trouble) · enm stedefastnesse (loyalty in the face of trouble) · fr ténacité (loyalty in the face of trouble) · ro neclintire (loyalty in the face of trouble) · fi lujuus (loyalty in the face of trouble) · hi दृढ़ता (loyalty in the face of trouble) · az mətanət (loyalty in the face of trouble) · he עֲמִידָה (loyalty in the face of trouble) · nl standvastigheid (loyalty in the face of trouble) · pl nieugiętość (loyalty in the face of trouble) · ang stedefæstnes (loyalty in the face of trouble) · it risolutezza (loyalty in the face of trouble) · de Standhaftigkeit (loyalty in the face of trouble) · grc ἐπιμονή (loyalty in the face of trouble) · ga diongbháilteacht (loyalty in the face of trouble) · gl firmeza (loyalty in the face of trouble) · pl niezłomność (loyalty in the face of trouble)