the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Firm
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(superl.) Solid; - opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
(2):
(a.) The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.
(3):
(a.) To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
(4):
(superl.) Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent.
(5):
(a.) To fix or direct with firmness.
(6):
(superl.) Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
(7):
(superl.) Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; - applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Firm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/firm.html. 1828.
