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.
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 )
insincerity or dishonesty
honesty or sincerity, as of intention in business (esp in the phrase in good faith )
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English feith, from Anglo-French fed, Old French feid, feit, from Latin fidem, accusative of fidēs “trust,” derivative of fīdere “to trust”; see confide
When you have faith, you trust or believe in something very strongly. Some people have faith in a higher being, others put their faith behind the Red Sox. This noun comes from the Old French word feid, meaning “faith, belief, trust, confidence, pledge.” It's often used when describing religion or the supernatural: people have faith in God, or actually refer to the religion they practice as their faith. Some choose to have the same amount of faith in a good friend or a well written recipe — anything that will come through for them in a time of need.
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Evandro Inetti/Zuma Press ACT OF FAITH: Villagers lay facedown in the path of decorated cattle in a village in the Dahod region of India for a ritual Monday to mark the Hindu New Year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2013
Several of them bore a message scrawled in chalk-paint: FAITH.
From Washington Post
For by grace are we saved through FAITH, and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
Such are FAITH, HOPE, and CHARITY,—given by God to lighten human sorrow, and bless the creatures He has made.
From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.
To this man Faithful addressed himself in this manner: FAITH.
From The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan by Bunyan, John
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