faith
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.
Idioms about faith
in faith, in truth; indeed: In faith, he is a fine lad.
Origin of faith
1Other words from faith
- mul·ti·faith, adjective
Other definitions for Faith (2 of 2)
a female given name.
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How to use faith in a sentence
One is increasing the interfaith work that many in our community employ in hopes of reaching more people of other faiths.
There were just people of different faiths living together on the same small piece of land called Palestine.
Conley, a recent convert to Islam, had attended services purportedly to learn about other faiths.
It’s Time to Blow Up The Myth of Female Terrorists as Love-Struck Victims | Adam Rawnsley | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is the first time a papal delegation has included clerics of other faiths.
The Republican champions of this law should inform us which faiths mandate discrimination against our fellow Americans.
Arizona’s Pro-Discrimination Law Won’t Stop With Gays | Dean Obeidallah | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Quoting again from experience, a new birth, a change of heart, is perfectly possible in every one of the great faiths.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiThe old faiths faded from the firmament of human thought as the stars of midnight at the dawn of day.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowAs the "Sunday Courier" eschewed politics, the series was not restricted to Democrats but included men of all faiths.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonIf we live and thrive, ideas and faiths will grow up of themselves.
The New Society | Walther RathenauCynolatry is tolerant so long as the dog is not denied an equal divinity with the deities of other faiths.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose Bierce
British Dictionary definitions for faith
/ (feɪθ) /
strong or unshakeable belief in something, esp without proof or evidence
a specific system of religious beliefs: the 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)
archaic indeed; really (also in the phrases by my faith, in faith)
Origin of faith
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with faith
see act of faith; in bad (good) faith; leap of faith; on faith; pin one's hopes (faith) on.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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