Hypertext Webster Gateway: "steadfast"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Steadfast \Stead"fast\, a. [Stead + fast, that is, fast in
place.] [Written also stedfast.]
1. Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm. ``This
steadfast globe of earth.'' --Spenser.
2. Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute;
unswerving; steady. ``Steadfast eye.'' --Shak.
Abide steadfast unto him [thy neighbor] in the time
of his trouble. --Ecclus.
xxii. 23.
Whom resist steadfast in the faith. --1 Pet. v. 9.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
steadfast
adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast
resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence";
"unwavering loyalty" [syn: {firm}, {steady}, {unbendable},
{unfaltering}, {unshakable}, {unwavering}]
2: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast
ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving
devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: {staunch}, {unswerving}]
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