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Definition of steadfast adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

steadfast

adjective
 
/ˈstedfɑːst/
 
/ˈstedfæst/
(literary, approving)
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  1. not changing in your attitudes or aims synonym firm
    • steadfast loyalty
    • steadfast in something He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySteadfast is used with these nouns:
    • love
    • refusal
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    Word OriginOld English stedefæst ‘standing firm’ (see stead and fast ‘firm’).
See steadfast in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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