de fide

[ de-fee-de; English dee-fi-dee ]

/ dɛˈfi dɛ; English diˈfɪ di /

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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.

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How to use de fide in a sentence

The constitutio de fide has been adopted by the Ecumenical Council, nemine contradicente.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870|Various
Regarding the locality and its pleasantness or painfulness nothing has been taught as de fide.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
And the same principles are secondarily de fide, as it is that there is a God.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard
The only visions received as de fide are those recorded in the Holy Scriptures.
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur

On the other hand the want of the treatise, "De fide orthodoxa," is doubtless a relief to literature.
The Ship of Fools, Volume 1|Sebastian Brandt

British Dictionary definitions for de fide

de fide

/ Latin (diː ˈfaɪdɪ) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for de fide

literally: from faith

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