Sentence:  The Hopkinsian universal disinterested benevolence , although <WSD>holding</WSD> to original sin and the doctrine of election , inspired its adherents to heroic endeavors for others , looked for the early coming of the Millennium , and was paralleled by the confidence in man 's ability cherished by the Unitarians , Emerson , and the Transcendentalists . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  remain committed to