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.
STEADFASTLY
Stead"fast*ly, adv.
Defn: In a steadfast manner; firmly.
Steadfast believe that whatever God has revealed is infallibly true.
Wake.
STEADFASTNESS
Stead"fast*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy. "The steadfastness of your faith." Col. ii. 5. To prove her wifehood and her steadfastness. Chaucer.
STEADILY
Stead"i*ly, adv.
Defn: In a steady manner.
STEADINESS
Stead"i*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being steady.
Steadiness is a point of prudence as well as of courage. L'Estrange.