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act of faith
noun
an act that demonstrates or tests the strength of a person's convictions, as an important personal sacrifice.
act of faith
noun
Christianity an act that demonstrates or tests a person's religious beliefs
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Salah's decision to move his Liverpool career towards the decade mark is a sign of continuing hunger for the game's biggest prizes, as well as an act of faith in the management of Slot to help him achieve his goals.
“The president says she is confident there will be no more tariffs, but that is an act of faith,” wrote columnist Raymundo Riva Palacio in El Financiero.
When asked why he could not do that, he replied: "Well, you try proposing that a hospital in Wales closes", before going on to explain that it was an "act of faith" for people to believe that alternatives would be provided and would be better, such as more modern local facilities.
Sister Agnes chooses to voice her thoughts to the gathered cardinals only as an act of faith, calling out one of the papal candidates with evidence of his misbehavior.
The victim, who was not named, is still recovering and learning to trust but forgives the family in an act of faith, the statement said.
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