Steadfastness
31determination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. resolution, will, firmness; judgment; measurement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of determining] Syn. ascertainment, perception, measurement, resolution; see judgment 2 , 3 . 2. [Firmness of mind]… …
32resolve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. determination, commitment, intention, steadfastness, resolution. v. determine, decide; separate, solve; elucidate, clear up, explain. See inquiry, change, judgment, answer. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… …
33constancy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Faithfulness] Syn. fidelity, attachment, adherence, fealty, allegiance, devotion, ardor, eagerness, zeal, passion, love, earnestness, steadfastness, permanence, staunchness, principle, integrity, honor, faith, honesty,… …
34constance — mid 14c., steadfastness, from O.Fr. constance steadfastness, permanence (14c.), from L. constantia (Cf. It. costanza, Sp. constancia), noun of action from constantem (see CONSTANT (Cf. constant)). Obsolete since 17c. except as a given name for a… …
35steadfast — [[t]ste̱dfɑːst, fæst[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ in n (approval) If someone is steadfast in something that they are doing, they are convinced that what they are doing is right and they refuse to change it or to give up. He remained steadfast in his… …
36fidelity — fidelity, allegiance, fealty, loyalty, devotion, piety denote faithfulness to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty. Fidelity implies strict adherence to what is a matter of faith or of keeping faith; it presupposes an obligation,… …
37καμμονία — καμμονίᾱ , καμμονίη steadfastness fem nom/voc/acc dual (epic) καμμονίᾱ , καμμονίη steadfastness fem nom/voc sg (attic epic doric aeolic) …
38staunchness — noun loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty • Syn: ↑steadfastness • Derivationally related forms: ↑staunch, ↑steadfast (for: ↑steadfastness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
39GALUT — (Golah) (Heb. גָּלוּת, גּוֹלָה), exile. The Concept The Hebrew term galut expresses the Jewish conception of the condition and feelings of a nation uprooted from its homeland and subject to alien rule. The term is essentially applied to the… …
40JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …
