faith-based

American  

[feyth-beyst] / ˈfeɪθˌbeɪst /

adjective

1. affiliated with, supported by, or based on a religion or religious group.

   faith-based charities.

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Etymology

Origin of faith-based

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Another issued the following day created the White House Faith Office to enforce religious liberty protections and support faith-based initiatives.

From Salon

He grew up with Christianity all around him, but has seen a spike in popularity for music and movies dealing with faith-based fandom.

From Los Angeles Times

The two-hour animated musical feature “David” was made, fittingly enough, by a young and scrappy outfit with giant-slaying dreams: Angel Studios, a faith-based and sometimes crowd-funded company whose previous hits include the 2023 feature “Sound of Freedom” and “The Chosen,” a continuing TV series about the life of Christ, several of whose episodes have also played in theaters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like some other faith-based films, this one is resolutely stodgy, with an earnest straightforwardness that is bound to strike some audiences as musty and others as a refreshing break from the slickness of big-budget animated features.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pérez on Wednesday also directed $1 million each to the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity, to help build affordable modular homes in the fire’s footprint, and to the Greenline Housing Foundation, to support affordable housing run by faith-based organizations.

From Los Angeles Times