obduracy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

obduracy
    n 1: resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
         [syn: {adamance}, {obduracy}, {unyieldingness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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