on loyalty - Let's see what the English dictionary says...

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And the 1st definition of "faithful", if you look closely is indeed "loyal"!

 

Oops! And I would suggest that Srila Prabhupada indeed wanted a unified

society of devotees under the leadership of the GBC... otherwise he would

have proposed/arranged for another system of leadership, no?

 

 

loyal (loi´el) adjective

1. Steadfast in allegiance to one's homeland, government, or sovereign.

2. Faithful to a person, an ideal, a custom, a cause, or a duty.

3. Of, relating to, or marked by loyalty. See Synonyms at FAITHFUL.

[French, from Old French leial, loial, from Latin lêgâlis, legal, from lêx,

lêg-, law.]

- loy´ally adverb

 

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faithful (fâth´fel) adjective

1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, a cause, or an idea;

loyal. 2. Having or full of faith.

3. Worthy of trust or belief; reliable.

4. Consistent with truth or actuality: a faithful reproduction of the

portrait.

 

noun

plural faithful or faithfuls

1. The practicing members of a religious faith, especially of

Christianity or Islam: a pilgrimage to Mecca made by the faithful.

2. A steadfast adherent of a faith or cause: a meeting of the party

faithful. - faith´fully adverb - faith´fulness noun

Synonyms: faithful, loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, staunch. These

adjectives mean adhering firmly and devotedly to someone or something, such

as a person, cause, or duty, that elicits or demands one's fidelity.

Faithful and loyal both suggest undeviating attachment; the words are often

interchangeable, though loyal is the term more often applied to political

allegiance: a faithful employee; gave faithful service; a loyal companion; a

loyal citizen. True implies steadiness, sincerity, and reliability: "I would

be true, for there are those who trust me" (Howard Arnold Walter). Constant

stresses uniformity and invariability: "But I am constant as the northern

star" (Shakespeare). Fast suggests loyalty that is not easily deflected:

fast friends. Steadfast strongly implies fixed, unswerving loyalty: a

steadfast ally. Staunch even more strongly suggests unshakable attachment or

allegiance: "He lived and died a staunch loyalist" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

 

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Here's a late addition to the definition list;

 

leadership (lê´der-shîp´) noun

1. The position or office of a leader: ascended to the leadership of

the party. 2. Capacity or ability to lead: showed strong leadership during

her first term in office.

3. A group of leaders: met with the leadership of the nation's top

unions. 4. Guidance; direction: The business prospered under the

leadership of the new president

 

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