standfast

American  

[stand-fast, -fahst] / ˈstændˌfæst, -ˌfɑst /

noun

1. a rigid or unyielding position.

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Etymology

Origin of standfast

First recorded in 1710–20; noun use of verb phrase stand fast

Example Sentences

The company is still in the early stages of assessing the damage to machinery, stock and other business assets at the Standfast & Barracks site.

From BBC

The name and sweet character of Faithful might be a personal reminiscence, good Father Honest a quondam host on one of his preaching expeditions, and Standfast, “that right good pilgrim,” an old Pædo-Baptist of his acquaintance.

From Project Gutenberg

George Liddell has been telling me how, when they lived out of the town at Burnopside, a poor woman lived near them at a place called 'Standfast Hill,' who used to have periodical washings, and put out all the things to dry afterwards on the bank by the side of the road.

From Project Gutenberg

John Buchan gave his legendary hero Richard Hannay a foray into the trenches with Mr Standfast, but for some reason the title puts me in mind of Leslie Thomas's Virgin Soldiers, or perhaps Brian Aldiss's The Hand-Reared Boy.

From The Guardian

As the author of adventure stories, such as Mr. Standfast and Greenmantle, he has already won wide recognition as a novelist.

From Time Magazine Archive