gainstriving means A striving against; contention. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From gainstrive + -ing.
noun
- A striving against; contention.“[…] if in peace and quietness we are so fainthearted, that with every small breath or wind of temptation we are blown away from God, and without any gainstriving are carried headlong into all kind of wickedness and mischief?”