Bible Dictionaries
Fastness

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.

(2):

(a.) Conciseness of style.

(3):

(a.) A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains.

(4):

(a.) The state of being fast or swift.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fastness'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fastness.html. 1828.