de fide

[de-fee-de, dee-fi-dee]

adjective

Latin.

1. 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

/ diː ˈfaɪdɪ /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of de fide¹

literally: from faith

Example Sentences

Dogm. de Fide Catholica, c. iii.

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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.

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When has a definition de fide been a luxury of devotion and not a stern, painful necessity?

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Wherever there has been any talk of hesitation, it has been only in the Vatican and the Commission de Fide, never among the mass of the party.

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On December 14 the two parties measured their strength and organization in electing the twenty-four members for the Commission de Fide, which is, of course, the most important of all.

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