Bible Dictionaries
Obstinacy

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.

(2):

(n.) The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil.

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