faith

¹

[ feyth ]

noun

1. confidence or trust in a person or thing:

   faith in another's ability.

2. belief that is not based on proof:

   He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.

3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion:

   the firm faith of the Pilgrims.

4. belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.:

   to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.

5. a system of religious belief:

   the Christian faith;

   the Jewish faith.

6. the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc.:

   Failure to appear would be breaking faith.

7. 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.

8. Christian Theology. the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.

Faith

²

[ feyth ]

noun

1. a female given name.

faith

/ feɪθ /

noun

1. strong or unshakeable belief in something, esp without proof or evidence
2. a specific system of religious beliefs

   the Jewish faith

3. Christianity trust in God and in his actions and promises
4. a conviction of the truth of certain doctrines of religion, esp when this is not based on reason
5. complete confidence or trust in a person, remedy, etc
6. any set of firmly held principles or beliefs
7. allegiance or loyalty, as to a person or cause (esp in the phrases keep faith , break faith )
8. bad faith
   insincerity or dishonesty
9. good faith
   honesty or sincerity, as of intention in business (esp in the phrase in good faith )

interjection

1. archaic.
   indeed; really (also in the phrases by my faith , in faith )

Other Words From

• multi·faith adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of faith¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English feith, from Anglo-French fed, Old French feid, feit, from Latin fidem, accusative of fidēs “trust,” derivative of fīdere “to trust”; confide

Word History and Origins

Origin of faith¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. in faith, in truth; indeed:

   In faith, he is a fine lad.

More idioms and phrases containing faith

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

Example Sentences

That alone contributes to many Americans’ loss of faith in their own institutions and gives Trump cover for his false claims of victimhood.

From Los Angeles Times

So Riley, seeing no other choice, pivoted and put his faith in Moss.

From Los Angeles Times

A few years ago, a Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi had made headlines for alleging he was refused a flat in Mumbai because of his Muslim faith.

From BBC

Hegseth's mother publicly walked back her comments about her son and the Trump team has not given a public indication of wavering faith in Hegseth's nomination.

From Salon

The panel, which paired me with Washington Post theater critic Naveen Kumar, took place two weeks after the presidential election had shattered my faith in any notion of collective values.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• church
• conviction
• denomination
• doctrine
• principle
• religion
• sect
• teaching