Obduracy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obduracy \Ob"du*ra*cy\, n.
     The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness
     of heart; obstinacy. "Obduracy and persistency." --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The absolute completion of sin in final obduracy.


                                                    --South.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  obduracy
       n : resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
           [syn: {adamance}, {unyieldingness}]