steadfastness
The English word “steadfastness” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
- A steadfast resolution.
Etymology
From Middle English stedfastnesse, stedefastnesse, from Old English stedefæstnes (“steadfastness”), equivalent to steadfast + -ness.
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