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adamant

/ˈæd.ə.mənt/noun

Definition

The hardest stone; probably diamond or corundum. Used figuratively to mean unyielding or impenetrable.

Modern Equivalent

hardest stone / diamond

Usage Notes

God made Ezekiel's forehead 'harder than flint, even as an adamant stone' to withstand the opposition of rebellious Israel.

Example Verse

As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 3:9