Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FAITH'FUL-NESS, n.

1. Fidelity; loyalty; firm adherence to allegiance and duty; as, the faithfulness of a subject.
2. Truth; veracity; as, the faithfulness of God.
3. Strict adherence to injunctions, and to the duties of a station; as, the faithfulness of servants or ministers.
4. Strict performance of promises, vows or covenants; constancy in affection; as, the faithfulness of a husband or wife.