'Shamefastness' definitions:

Definition of 'Shamefastness'

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  • Shamefast \Shame"fast\, a. [AS. scamf[ae]st.] Modest; shamefaced. -- {Shame"fast*ly}, adv. -- {Shame"fast*ness}, n. [Archaic] See Shamefaced. [1913 Webster]
  • Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • [Conscience] is a blushing shamefast spirit. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Modest apparel with shamefastness. --1 Tim. ii. 9 (Rev. Ver.). [1913 Webster]

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