KJV Dictionary - obstinate
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OBSTINATE
OB'STINATE, a. L. obstinatus.
1. Stubborn; pertinaciously adhering to an opinion or purpose; fixed firmly in resolution; not yielding to reason, arguments or other means.
I have known great cures done by obstinate resolutions of drinking no wine.
No ass so meek, no ass os obstinate.
2. Not yielding or not easily subdued or removed; as an obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions; an obstinate cough.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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