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uskollinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • faithful adjective Loyal and devoted to a person, cause, or duty.
  • fast adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
  • loyal adj Faithful and unwavering in your support of a person, group, or cause.
  • religious adjective Relating to religion or religious belief.
  • stalwart adj Strongly and solidly built; sturdy.

Senses

uskollinen is used for these senses in English:

  • fast (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).) [from 10th c.]
  • loyal Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.
  • religious Highly dedicated, as one would be to a religion.
  • stalwart One who firmly supports a cause.

faithful — full definition

  1. adjective Loyal and devoted to a person, cause, or duty.
  2. adjective Not having sexual or romantic relationships outside of one's relationship or marriage.
  3. adjective Accurate and true to the original; not distorted.
  4. noun The devoted members or followers of a religion or cause (usually "the faithful").

fast — full definition

  1. adj Moving or able to move at high speed; quick.
  2. adj Fixed firmly in place; not easily moved.
  3. adv Quickly, or with great speed.
  4. verb To go without food, often for religious, health, or medical reasons.
  5. noun A period of abstaining from food.

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