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Faith

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Noun

1. faith, religion, religious belief

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

Example Sentences:
'he lost his faith but not his morality'

2. faith, trust

complete confidence in a person or plan etc

Example Sentences:
'he cherished the faith of a good woman'
'the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust'

3. faith, organized religion, religion

an institution to express belief in a divine power

Example Sentences:
'he was raised in the Baptist religion'
'a member of his own faith contradicted him'

4. faith

loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person

Example Sentences:
'keep the faith'
'they broke faith with their investors'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Faith

see synonyms of faith
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
9.  good faith
exclamation
10. archaic
indeed; really (also in the phrases by my faith, in faith)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Faith

see synonyms of faith
noun
a feminine name
noun
1. 
unquestioning belief that does not require proof or evidence
2. 
unquestioning belief in God, religious tenets, etc.
3. 
a religion or a system of religious beliefs
4. 
anything believed
5. 
complete trust, confidence, or reliance
6. 
allegiance to some person or thing; loyalty
bad faith, good faith
interjection
7.  Archaic
indeed; in faith

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Faith

see synonyms of faith
n.
1.
a. Belief in God or in a set of religious doctrines.
b. A set of religious doctrines; a body of dogma: adhered to the Muslim faith.
c. often Faith Christianity Secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will viewed as a theological virtue.
2. Confident or unquestioning belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. See Synonyms at belief, trust.
3. Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters; refused to break faith with his friends.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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