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faith /fāth/ noun- Trust or confidence
- Belief in the statement of another person
- Belief in the truth of revealed religion
- Confidence and trust in God
- The living reception of religious belief
- That which is believed
- Any system of religious belief, esp the religion one considers true
- Fidelity to promises
- Honesty
- Word or honour pledged
- Faithfulness
interjection (archaic)- By my faith
- Indeed
transitive verb /fādh/ (Shakespeare)To believe ORIGIN: ME feith or feyth, from OFr feid, from L fidēs, from fīdere to trust faithˈful adjective - Full of faith, believing
- Firm in adherence to promises, duty, friendship, love, etc
- Loyal
- Constant
- Corresponding to truth
- Worthy of belief
- True
- Exact
faithˈfully adverb - With confidence
- With fidelity
- With sincerity
- With scrupulous exactitude
- Solemnly (informal)
- A word customarily used in concluding a letter
faithˈfulness noun faithˈless adjective - Without faith or belief
- Not believing, esp in God or Christianity
- Not adhering to promises, duty, etc
- Inconstant, fickle
- Adulterous
- Untrustworthy
- Deceptive
faithˈlessly adverb faithˈlessness noun faithˈworthiness noun Trustworthiness faithˈworthy adjective Worthy of faith or belief faith healer noun faith healing or faith cure noun - A system of belief, based on James 5.15 in the Bible, that sickness may be cured without medical advice or appliances, if the prayer of Christians is accompanied in the sufferer by true faith
- Cure by suggestion
faith school noun A school that instructs its pupils in the teachings of a particular religion as part of its curriculum bad faith - Treachery
- Insincerity or disingenuousness
- The breaking of a promise
Father of the faithful - (in Christianity and Judaism) Abraham
- (in Islam) the caliph
in good faith - With honesty and sincerity
- Acting honestly
keep faith To act honestly, according to one's promise (with) the Faithful - Believers, esp Muslims
- (without cap) adherents, supporters, etc (informal)
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