Another word for loyalty
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Noun
Faithfulness or devotion to a person, a cause, obligations, or duties
- Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
- Steadfast resolution.
- Faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances.
- The condition or behavior of engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
- Exact correspondence with fact or with a given quality, condition, or event; accuracy:
- The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.
- The oath of such fidelity.
- Allegiance.
- The state of being faithful; allegiance; loyalty; fidelity.
- Steadfastness, as in purpose or affection; faithfulness.
- The condition or quality of being constant; changelessness.
- Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation, sovereign, or cause.
- The obligations of a vassal to a lord.
The condition of being closely tied to another by affection or faith.
- A strong feeling of affection and concern toward another person, as that arising from kinship or close friendship.
- A strong feeling of affection and concern for another person accompanied by sexual attraction.
- A feeling of devotion or adoration toward God or a god.
- A feeling of attraction or love; fondness:
- Preference or taste:
- tender or doting affection
- an inclination; taste
- foolishness
- Ardent, often selfless affection and dedication, as to a person or principle.
- Religious ardor or zeal; piety.
- An act of religious observance or prayer, especially when private.
- The act of attaching or the condition of being attached.
- Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.
- A bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.
See also:
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Another word for loyalty
Noun
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- Unity of purpose, interest, or sympathy:
- A common spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group.
- An act or a course of action that is required of one by position, social custom, law, or religion:
- Required action or service:
- Active military service:
- The quality or condition of being obedient.
- The act of obeying.
- A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.
- The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination:
- A firm decision to do something:
- A course of action determined or decided on:
- The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
- Intensity of emotion, especially strong desire, enthusiasm, or devotion.
- Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal.
- The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.
- The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness.
- The state or characteristic of being conscientious.
- (uncountable) The property of being scrupulous.
- (countable) The result or product of being scrupulous.
- The condition of being incorruptible; honesty
- Belief in God or in a set of religious doctrines.
- A set of religious doctrines; a body of dogma:
- Secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will viewed as a theological virtue.
- The sincere intention to be honest and law-abiding, as when negotiating a contract:
- The trustworthiness to do what the system is expected or designed to do. Reliability metrics include the following averages:POFOD (probability of failure on demand)The likelihood that the system will fail when a user requests service. A biometric authentication device that fails to correctly identify or reject users an average of once out of a hundred times has a POFOD of 1%.ROCOF (rate of occurrence of failure)The number of unexpected events over a particular time of operation. A firewall that crashes an average of five times every 1,000 hours has a ROCOF of 5 per 1,000 hours.MTTF (mean time to failure)The average time between unexpected events. If an IDS fails on average every 300 hours, its MTTF is 300 hours.AVAIL (availability or uptime)The percentage of time that a system is available for use, taking into account planned and unplanned downtime. If a system is down an average of four hours out of 100 hours of operation, its AVAIL is 96%.
- High respect, as that shown for special merit; recognition or esteem:
- Great privilege:
- Good name; reputation:
- Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness:
- To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap:
- To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces:
- To make by fastening ends or parts:
- Something, such as a fetter, cord, or band, that binds, ties, or fastens things together.
- Confinement in prison; captivity.
- A uniting force or tie; a link:
- The act of referring a legislative bill to committee.
- Official consignment, as to a prison or mental health facility.
- A court order authorizing consignment to a prison.
- The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
- A note prefixed to a literary, artistic, or musical composition dedicating it to someone in token of affection or esteem.
- A rite or ceremony of dedicating.
- To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
- To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
- To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:
- State of being devoted.
- The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
- The state or condition of being stalwart.
- Property of being staunch.
- The process or condition of adhering.
- Faithful attachment; devotion:
- Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
- Steadfast resolution.
- The quality or condition of being sincere; genuineness, honesty, and freedom from duplicity.
- The characteristic of being true.
- The act of attaching or the condition of being attached.
- Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.
- A bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.
- Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code:
- The state of being unimpaired; soundness:
- The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness:
- The state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable.
- Formal acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law.
- Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly.
- Something created or done in honor, admiration, or celebration of someone or something:
- The fidelity owed by a vassal to his feudal lord.
- The oath of such fidelity.
- Allegiance.
- Steadfastness, as in purpose or affection; faithfulness.
- The condition or quality of being constant; changelessness.
- Ardent, often selfless affection and dedication, as to a person or principle.
- Religious ardor or zeal; piety.
- An act of religious observance or prayer, especially when private.
- Faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances.
- The condition or behavior of engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
- Exact correspondence with fact or with a given quality, condition, or event; accuracy:
- The state of being faithful; allegiance; loyalty; fidelity.
- Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation, sovereign, or cause.
- The obligations of a vassal to a lord.
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Synonym Study
- Homage implies respect or honor rendered to a person because of rank or achievement, often accompanied by a sense of allegiance
- Fealty , now chiefly a literary word, suggests faithfulness that one has sworn to uphold
- Fidelity implies strict adherence to an obligation or trust
- Allegiance refers to the duty of a citizen to the government or a similarly felt obligation to support a cause or leader
- Loyalty suggests a steadfast devotion of an unquestioning kind that one may feel for one's family, friends, or country
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