† pin-faithadj.
Obsolete.
Implicitly believing or credulous; liable to pin one's faith on something.Apparently an isolated use.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > accepting without question
mistrustless1586
unsuspicious1586
unmistrustful1587
unmistrusting1595
unsuspecting1595
unsuspicious1595
suspectless1605
implicit faith1610
distrustless1611
confidenta1616
suspicionlessc1650
undistrustful1654
unspeculative1660
unquestioning1697
unsuspectful1781
pin-faith1800
questionless1821
unspeculating1828
unsceptical1851
round-heeled1920
pistic1923
1800 A. Seward Let. 30 Aug. in Lett. (1811) V. 316 The pin-faith multitude, which never thinks for itself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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