| 单词 | act of faith |
| 释义 | act of faithnounan act that demonstrates or tests the strength of a person's convictions, as an important personal sacrifice. Compare auto-da-fé. Words nearby act of faithactivity, activity of daily living, activize, acto, act of contrition, act of faith, act of God, Act of Toleration, Act of Uniformity, act of war, actomyosin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for act of faithact of faith nounChristianity an act that demonstrates or tests a person's religious beliefs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with act of faithact of faith Behavior that shows or tests a person's religious or other convictions, as in Rock climbing with a new, inexperienced partner was a real act of faith. The term is a translation of the Portuguese auto da fé, which referred to the sentencing and execution of heretics (often by burning at the stake) during the Inquisition, when punishing heresy was thought to constitute an assertion of faith. In modern times it is used for more benign circumstances. [Early 1700s] 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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