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leap of faith
leap L0090000 (lēp)v. leaped or leapt (lĕpt, lēpt), leap·ing, leaps v.intr.1. a. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump: The goat leaped over the wall. The salmon leapt across the barrier.b. To move quickly or suddenly: leaped out of his chair to answer the door.2. a. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another: always leaping to conclusions.b. To act quickly or impulsively: leaped at the opportunity to travel.c. To enter eagerly into an activity; plunge: leapt into the project with both feet.v.tr.1. To propel oneself over: I couldn't leap the brook.2. To cause to leap: She leapt her horse over the hurdle.n.1. a. The act of leaping; a jump.b. A place jumped over or from.c. The distance cleared in a leap.2. An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition: a leap from rags to riches.Phrasal Verb: leap out To be readily noticed: The sign leapt out at us from the window.Idioms: by leaps and bounds Very quickly: growing by leaps and bounds. leap in the dark An act whose consequences cannot be predicted. leap of faith The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved.
[Middle English lepen, from Old English hlēapan.]
leap′er n.Translationsleap of faith
leap of faith1. An acceptance of or willingness to do something based largely or entirely on one's faith that it is correct or will work, despite having little or no evidence or assurance thereof. It will be quite the look of faith for us to trust an outsider to run the organization, after the family has maintained control for over 100 years. I feel a bit wary that people seem so eager to make a leap of faith about driverless cars being free to drive in our streets.2. In video games, a jump that the player's character is forced to make when the player is unable to see where they will land. Because the game doesn't offer any control over the camera, there are a number of occasions where you have to take a leap of faith and just hope for the best.See also: faith, leap, of*leap of faithFig. acceptance of an idea or conclusion largely on faith. (*Typically: be ~; make ~; require ~.) We had to make quite a leap of faith to accept his promise after the last time he let us down.See also: faith, leap, ofleap of faithA belief or trust in something intangible or incapable of being proved. For example, It required a leap of faith to pursue this unusual step of transplanting an animals' heart into a human patient . See also: faith, leap, of leap of faith The act or an instance of believing or trusting in something intangible or incapable of being proved.See also: faith, leap, ofleap of faithA belief or trust in something or someone that has no basis in past experience or fact. It is often applied to technological breakthroughs, as in “It took a real leap of faith for the first astronaut to step out on the Moon.” A Boston Globe article by Thomas Oliphant quotes Senator Edward Kennedy discussing a Supreme Court nominee: “The confirmation of nominees to our courts should not require a leap of faith. Nominees must earn their confirmation by providing us with full knowledge of the values and convictions they will bring to decisions. . . .” (Sept. 29, 2005).See also: faith, leap, ofEncyclopediaSeeleapAcronymsSeeLOF |