Definition of abiding
: continuing for a long time : enduring
- an abiding interest in nature
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Examples of abiding in a Sentence
I have an abiding interest in animal welfare—it's not just a phase I'm going through.
Recent Examples of abiding from the Web
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Writing for the progressive Catholic magazine Commonweal, Patrick Baumann notes the abiding popularity among Catholics of the 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh.
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During the eulogies, speakers remembered Barbara Bush for her abiding humor, sternness, and faith.
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His appreciation of New Orleans is informed by a deep and abiding respect for the elders who came before him.
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With all its abiding flaws, liberalism offered a way out for those who didn’t conform to the demands of the clan.
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Even babies too young to talk with tune in, in a deep and abiding way, when they are held and read to.
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That’s the deep and abiding issue and disconnect — that there is nothing to say.
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Their abiding emotion, however, was perhaps one of confusion.
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Libertarians, in general, strongly believe that conviction for federal crimes should require establishment of mens rea unless the law otherwise specifies is a big and abiding deal for libertarians generally.
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Origin and Etymology of abiding
Middle English abydynge, from present participle of abiden "to abide"
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First Known Use: 15th century
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Synonyms
ageless, continuing, dateless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, ongoing, perennial, perpetual, timeless, undying;
Near Antonyms
antiquated, archaic, dated, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, outworn, passé;
Related Words
ceaseless, endless, permanent;
changeless, constant, stable, stationary, steady, unchanging, unvarying;
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