DEFINITIONS

faithful

[ feyth-fuhl ]
/ ˈfeɪθ fəl /
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adjective

noun

the faithful,
  1. the believers, especially members of a Christian church or adherents of Islam.
  2. the body of loyal members of any party or group.

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Words related to faithful

adherence, fidelity, fealty, allegiance, duty, constancy, piety, ardor, loyalty, adhesion, attachment, truth, care, dependability, trustworthiness

Words nearby faithful

faith healing, faith school, faith, hope, and charity, faith-based, faither, faithful, faithless, faitour, faiyum, faiyûm, faizabad

Origin of faithful

First recorded in 1250–1300, faithful is from the Middle English word feithful. See faith, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR faithful

1, 3 true, devoted, staunch.
3 Faithful, constant, loyal imply qualities of stability, dependability, and devotion. Faithful implies long-continued and steadfast fidelity to whatever one is bound to by a pledge, duty, or obligation: a faithful friend. Constant suggests firmness and steadfastness in attachment: a constant affection. Loyal implies unswerving allegiance to a person, organization, cause, or idea: loyal to one's associates, one's country.
5 precise, exact.
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British Dictionary definitions for faithfulness

faithful
/ (ˈfeɪθfʊl) /

adjective

having faith; remaining true, constant, or loyal
maintaining sexual loyalty to one's lover or spouse
consistently reliablea faithful worker
reliable or truthfula faithful source
accurate in detaila faithful translation

noun

the faithful
  1. the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
  2. any group of loyal and steadfast followers

Derived forms of faithful

faithfully, adverbfaithfulness, noun
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