adamantine

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Origen, after scholarly labors so vast as to earn for him the title of the Adamantine, died in 254, in consequence of his sufferings in the Diocletian persecution.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

The "Black Breech Ordnance Company" and the "Adamantine Ship Company" would soon find representatives in Parliament, if forty or fifty members would get the national custom for their rubbish.

From The English Constitution by Bagehot, Walter

How didst thou pass the Adamantine Gate; And into Spirit thy self insinuate?

From The History of the Devil As Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts by Defoe, Daniel

In vain would Faith before his eyes display The opening realms of never-ending day; Superior love his faithful soul detains Bound, strongly bound, in Adamantine chains.

From Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects Printed only as Private Tokens of Regard, for the Particular Friends of the Author by Hayley, William

The Adamantine Fortress When a man has once deeply wounded a woman's pride, he may just as well give up his hope of winning her.

From The Spinster Book by Reed, Myrtle