faith

[ feyth ]

/ feɪθ /

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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.

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Idioms

in faith, in truth; indeed: In faith, he is a fine lad.

Origin of faith

1200–50; Middle English feith < Anglo-French fed, Old French feid, feit < Latin fidem, accusative of fidēs trust, akin to fīdere to trust. See confide

Related formsmul·ti·faith, adjective

Faith

[ feyth ]

/ feɪθ /

noun

a female given name.

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An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
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As Faith beheld it she uttered a cry of joy and held out both hands toward him impulsively.
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We have said that there is something eternal in religion: it is the cult and the faith.
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Thus, although faith is as truly fruitful as it is faith, yet it does not justify as being fruitful, but as being faith.
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Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see.
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All the engagements of my administration are on the faith of these latter requisitions.
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British Dictionary definitions for faith

faith

/ (feɪθ) /

noun

strong or unshakeable belief in something, esp without proof or evidence

a specific system of religious beliefsthe 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 faith insincerity or dishonesty

good faith honesty 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)

Word Origin for faith

C12: from Anglo-French feid, from Latin fidēs trust, confidence

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Word Origin and History for faith

faith

mid-13c., "duty of fulfilling one's trust," from Old French feid, foi "faith, belief, trust, confidence, pledge," from Latin fides "trust, faith, confidence, reliance, credence, belief," from root of fidere "to trust," from PIE root *bheidh- (cf. Greek pistis; see bid). For sense evolution, see belief. Theological sense is from late 14c.; religions called faiths since c.1300.

Idioms and Phrases with faith

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see act of faith; in bad (good) faith; leap of faith; on faith; pin one's hopes (faith) on.

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