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faith
1[feyth]
noun
confidence or trust in a person or thing.
faith in another's ability.
belief that is not based on proof.
He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion.
the firm faith of the Pilgrims.
belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc..
to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.
a system of religious belief.
the Christian faith;
the Jewish faith.
the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc..
Failure to appear would be breaking faith.
the observance of this obligation; fidelity to one's promise, oath, allegiance, etc..
He was the only one who proved his faith during our recent troubles.
Christian Theology.the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.
Faith
2[feyth]
noun
a female given name.
faith
/ ڱɪθ /
noun
strong or unshakeable belief in something, esp without proof or evidence
a specific system of religious beliefs
the Jewish faith
Christianity trust in God and in his actions and promises
a conviction of the truth of certain doctrines of religion, esp when this is not based on reason
complete confidence or trust in a person, remedy, etc
any set of firmly held principles or beliefs
allegiance or loyalty, as to a person or cause (esp in the phrases keep faith , break faith )
insincerity or dishonesty
honesty or sincerity, as of intention in business (esp in the phrase in good faith )
interjection
archaicindeed; really (also in the phrases by my faith , in faith )
Other 51Թ Forms
- multifaith adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of faith1
Idioms and Phrases
in faith, in truth; indeed.
In faith, he is a fine lad.
Example Sentences
And he demonstrates, through a diverse range of examples, that properly designed deliberation can vindicate the promise of democracy, even at a moment when global faith in that promise seems to be fading to nothing.
“It is shocking that any lawyer, particularly one serving as District Attorney, would act in ‘bad faith’ and destroy evidence relevant to an on-going litigation,” wrote Stephen Larson of Larson LLP.
This and other progress on plastics and illegal fishing appears to have restored faith in the ability of governments to work together.
Trainee Det Con Kristina Linge, one of the female officers who carried out the strip-search, told a gross misconduct hearing she had "absolutely" acted in good faith but accepted causing upset, for which she apologised.
Los Angeles police arrested at least 25 people Tuesday night amid a curfew downtown as faith leaders made calls for “nonviolent resistance.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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