steadfastness

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steadfastness

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From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast + -ness.

noun steadfastnesses

  1. countable, uncountable Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
  2. 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; […]

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noun loyalty in the face of trouble

हिन्दीदृढ़ता dŕṛhtā
Françaisténacité
DeutschStandhaftigkeit, Standfestigkeit, Unentwegtheit
Italianofedeltà, attaccamento, fermezza, risolutezza, saldezza
Românăstatornicie, neclintire, fidelitate
Русскийусто́йчивость ustójčivostʹ
עבריתעֲמִידָה amidá

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@misc{steadfastness_2026,
  title = {steadfastness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steadfastness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}