steadfast: Meaning and Definition of
stead•fast
Pronunciation: (sted'fast", -fäst", -fust), [key] — adj.
- fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person: a steadfast friend.
- unwavering, as resolution, faith, adherence, etc.
- firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs.
- firmly fixed in place or position.
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