de fide

American

[de-fee-de, dee-fi-dee] / dɛˈfi dɛ, diˈfɪ di /

adjective

Latin.

of the faith: a phrase used in the Roman Catholic Church to qualify certain teachings as being divinely revealed, belief in them therefore being obligatory.

de fide British

/ diː ˈfaɪdɪ /

adjective

RC Church (of a doctrine) belonging to the essentials of the faith, esp by virtue of a papal ruling

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Etymology

Origin of de fide

literally: from faith

Example Sentences

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And being such, was certain, irreversible, obligatory on the inward belief and reception of all subjects of the Church, or what is called de fide.

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

They were not the persons who would have added the gratifying est de fide after a number of untenable propositions.

From Recollections of My Youth by Renan, Ernest

The question is answered thus: St. Thomas as a Doctor of the Church and in matters which were not then de fide, is a witness to the expression of the faith of his time.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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