faithful

faith·ful

F0018500 (fāth′fəl)adj.1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.2. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.3. a. Responsible; conscientious: the faithful discharge of his duties.b. Dependable; reliable: The faithful engine started right up.4. Consistent with truth or actuality: a faithful reproduction of the portrait.5. Having or full of faith.pl.n.1. The practicing members of a religious faith, especially of Christianity or Islam: a pilgrimage to Mecca made by the faithful.2. The steadfast adherents of a faith or cause: a meeting of the party faithful.

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faith′ful·ly adv.faith′ful·ness n.Synonyms: faithful, loyal, true, constant, steadfast, staunch¹
These adjectives mean adhering firmly and devotedly to someone or something that elicits or demands one's fidelity. Faithful and loyal both suggest undeviating attachment, though loyal applies more often to political allegiance: a faithful employee; a loyal citizen. True implies steadiness, sincerity, and reliability: remained true to her innermost beliefs. Constant stresses uniformity and invariability: "But I am constant as the northern star" (Shakespeare).
Steadfast implies fixed, unswerving loyalty: a steadfast ally. Staunch even more strongly suggests unshakable attachment or allegiance: a staunch supporter of the cause.

faithful

(ˈfeɪθfʊl) adj1. having faith; remaining true, constant, or loyal2. maintaining sexual loyalty to one's lover or spouse3. consistently reliable: a faithful worker. 4. reliable or truthful: a faithful source. 5. accurate in detail: a faithful translation. n6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity7. any group of loyal and steadfast followers ˈfaithfully adv ˈfaithfulness n

faith•ful

(ˈfeɪθ fəl)

adj. 1. steady in allegiance or affection; loyal: faithful friends. 2. reliable, trusted, or believed: faithful assurances of help. 3. adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate: a faithful copy. 4. strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker. 5. Obs. full of faith; believing. n. 6. the faithful, a. the believers in a faith, esp. the members of a Christian church or the adherents of Islam. b. the body of loyal members of any party or group. [1250–1300] faith′ful•ly, adv. faith′ful•ness, n. syn: faithful, constant, loyal imply qualities of stability, dependability, and devotion. faithful implies enduring fidelity to what one is bound to by a pledge, duty, or obligation: a faithful friend. constant suggests lack of change in affections or loyalties: a constant companion through thick and thin. loyal implies firm support and defense of a person, cause, institution, or idea considered to be worthy: a loyal citizen.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	faithful - any loyal and steadfast following followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts
	2.	faithful - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given churchcongregation, foldsocial group - people sharing some social relationflock - a church congregation guided by a pastordenomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
Adj.	1.	faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"constant - steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star"true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"unfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover"
	2.	faithful - marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"closeaccurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
	3.	faithful - not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife"unfaithful - having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "her husband was unfaithful"

faithful

adjective1. loyal, true, committed, constant, attached, devoted, dedicated, reliable, staunch, truthful, dependable, trusty, steadfast, unwavering, true-blue, immovable, unswerving Older Americans are among this country's most faithful voters. She had remained faithful to her husband.
loyal doubting, false, untrue, unreliable, treacherous, fickle, unfaithful, disloyal, faithless, untrustworthy, perfidious, untruthful, traitorous, unbelieving, inconstant, false-hearted, recreant (archaic)2. accurate, just, close, true, strict, exact, precise His screenplay is faithful to the novel.the faithful believers, brethren, followers, congregation, adherents, the elect, communicants The faithful revered him then as a prophet.

faithful

adjective1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, a cause, or a duty:allegiant, constant, fast, firm, liege, loyal, staunch, steadfast, true.2. Worthy of belief, as because of precision or faithfulness to an original:authentic, authoritative, convincing, credible, true, trustworthy, valid.3. Not deviating from correctness, accuracy, or completeness:close, exact, full, rigorous, strict.4. Conforming to fact:accurate, correct, exact, precise, right, rigorous, true, veracious, veridical.

Translations

忠实的正确的

faith

(feiθ) noun1. trust or belief. She had faith in her ability. 信任 信任2. religious belief. Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith. 信仰 信仰3. loyalty to one's promise. to keep/break faith with someone. 信義 信义ˈfaithful adjective1. loyal and true; not changing. a faithful friend; faithful to his promise. 忠實的 忠实的2. true or exact. a faithful account of what had happened. 詳實的 正确的ˈfaithfully adverb 忠誠地 忠诚地Yours faithfully a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used. （信尾用語）敬上，謹致 （信尾用语）你的忠实的，谨致 ˈfaithfulness noun 誠實 诚实ˈfaithless adjective 不守信用的，不忠實的 不守信用的，不可靠的 ˈfaithlessness noun 不守信用，不忠實 不守信用，不可靠 in (all) good faith sincerely. She made the offer in good faith. 真誠地 真诚地

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