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faith
1[ feyth ]
noun
- confidence or trust in a person or thing:
faith in another's ability.
- belief that is not based on proof:
He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
- belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion:
the firm faith of the Pilgrims.
- belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.:
to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.
- a system of religious belief:
the Christian faith;
the Jewish faith.
- the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc.:
Failure to appear would be breaking faith.
- the observance of this obligation; fidelity to one's promise, oath, allegiance, etc.:
He was the only one who proved his faith during our recent troubles.
- Christian Theology. the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.
Faith
2[ feyth ]
noun
- a female given name.
faith
/ ڱɪθ /
noun
- strong or unshakeable belief in something, esp without proof or evidence
- a specific system of religious beliefs
the Jewish faith
- Christianity trust in God and in his actions and promises
- a conviction of the truth of certain doctrines of religion, esp when this is not based on reason
- complete confidence or trust in a person, remedy, etc
- any set of firmly held principles or beliefs
- allegiance or loyalty, as to a person or cause (esp in the phrases keep faith , break faith )
- bad faithinsincerity or dishonesty
- good faithhonesty or sincerity, as of intention in business (esp in the phrase in good faith )
interjection
- archaic.indeed; really (also in the phrases by my faith , in faith )
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܱt·ڲٳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of faith1
Idioms and Phrases
- in faith, in truth; indeed:
In faith, he is a fine lad.
More idioms and phrases containing faith
see act of faith ; in bad (good) faith ; leap of faith ; on faith ; pin one's hopes (faith) on .Example Sentences
But he stayed calm and kept faith in his footballing beliefs.
Facts are stubborn things, but so are faith and illusion.
My favorite, though, might be the guy who replied, " It wasn't until you decided to clean up your life and find faith and peace that they decided you must be removed."
Rather than connecting audiences with experts on such topics, however, they present evangelical-style faith as something close to a cure-all.
Will probably be spotted towards the front again but takes a leap of faith to see him stay there and become only the fourth grey horse to win the National.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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