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faith  (fth)

n.

1. Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.

2. Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See Synonyms at belief, trust.

3. Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters.

4. often Faith Christianity The theological virtue defined as secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will.

5. The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith.

6. A set of principles or beliefs.

Idiom:

in faith

Indeed; truly.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fed, from Latin fids; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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faith [feɪθ]

n

1. strong or unshakeable belief in something, esp without proof or evidence

2. a specific system of religious beliefs the Jewish faith

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Christianity trust in God and in his actions and promises

4. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) 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)

bad faith insincerity or dishonesty

good faith honesty or sincerity, as of intention in business (esp in the phrase in good faith)

interj

Archaic indeed; really (also in the phrases by my faith, in faith)

[from Anglo-French feid, from Latin fidēs trust, confidence]

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Faith

See also mysticism; religion; theology.

fideism

a reliance, in a search for religious truth, on faith alone. — fideist, n. — fideistic. adj.

pistic

referring to or having a pure and genuine faith.

pistology

the branch of theology that studies the characteristics of faith.

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Faith of merchants: company of merchants—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	faith - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" religion, religious belief persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) vigil, watch - the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) consecration - (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church" chastity, sexual abstention, celibacy - abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) toleration - official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion) traditionalism - adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters) censer, thurible - a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual) cloister - a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) habit - a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order orthodoxy - the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) supernatural virtue, theological virtue - according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues netherworld, Scheol, underworld, Hades, infernal region, Hell - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis meditation - (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) belief - any cognitive content held as true apophatism - the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) cataphatism - the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image') doctrine of analogy, analogy - the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate cultus, religious cult, cult - a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" cult - a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; "it was a satanic cult" ecclesiasticism - religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices mysticism, religious mysticism - a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality nature worship - a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena revealed religion - a religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind theism - the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods heathenism, pagan religion, paganism - any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils Brahmanism, Brahminism - the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads Jainism - religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being Sikhism - the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam Buddhism - the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth Hsuan Chiao, Taoism - popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic Shintoism, Shinto - the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
	2.	faith - complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" trust belief - any cognitive content held as true
	3.	faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" organized religion, religion institution, establishment - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose Christian church, church - one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship Hebraism, Jewish religion, Judaism - Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud Hindooism, Hinduism - the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal Taoism - religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu Buddhism - a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha Khalsa - the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699 Church of Scientology, Scientology - a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment Shinto - the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan established church - the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group cult - followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader cult - followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices canonize, saint, canonise - declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" exorcise, exorcize - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits" confirm - administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith" covenant - enter into a covenant redeem, save, deliver - save from sins
	4.	faith - loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors" allegiance, commitment, loyalty, dedication - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

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faith

noun

1. confidence, trust, credit, conviction, assurance, dependence, reliance, credence She had placed a great deal of faith in him.
confidence doubt, suspicion, uncertainty, rejection, denial, disbelief, scepticism, distrust, apprehension, mistrust, misgiving, incredulity

2. religion, church, belief, persuasion, creed, communion, denomination, dogma England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century.
religion agnosticism

break faith with someone be disloyal to, betray, be unfaithful to, be untrue to, grass (Brit. slang), cheat, stab in the back, sell down the river (informal), break your promise to We're breaking faith with our people.

in good faith honestly, sincerely, honourably This report was published in good faith.

keep faith with someone be loyal to, support, defend, stand by, be true to, stick by, be faithful to He's expected to keep faith with most of the World Cup team.

Quotations
"Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable" [H.L. Mencken Prejudices: Third Series]
"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" Bible: Hebrews
"I show you doubt, to prove that faith exists" [Robert Browning Balaustion's Adventure]
"Faith without works is dead" Bible: James
"The faith that stands on authority is not faith" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays]

Proverbs
"Faith will move mountains"

Translations

faith [feɪθ]

A. N

1. (Rel) → fe f; (= doctrine) → creencia f, doctrina f; (= sect, confession) → religión f
what faith does he belong to? → ¿qué religión tiene?

2. (= trust) → fe f, confianza f
to have faith in sth/sb → tener fe or confianza en algo/algn, fiarse de algo/algn
to put one's faith in sth/sb → confiar en algo/algn
to break faith → faltar a la palabra (with dada a) to keep faith → cumplir la palabra (with dada a) in (all) good faith → de buena fe
in bad faith → de mala fe

B. CPD faith healer N → curandero/a m/f
faith healing N → curación f por fe

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faith [ˈfeɪθ] n

(= trust) → confiance f
one's faith in sth → sa confiance dans qch
to have faith in sb/sth → avoir confiance en qn/qch
to lose faith in sb → ne plus avoir confiance en qn
to lose faith in sth → ne plus avoir confiance dans qch
People have lost faith in the government → Les gens n'ont plus confiance dans le gouvernement.
to place one's faith in sb → mettre sa confiance en qn
to place one's faith in sth → mettre sa confiance dans qch

(= religious belief) → foi f
people of all faiths → les gens de toutes confessions
the Catholic faith → la foi catholique

in good faith → en bonne foi

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faith

n

(= trust) → Vertrauen nt → (in zu); (in human nature, medicine, science etc, religious faith) → Glaube m (→ in an +acc); faith in God → Gottvertrauen nt; to have faith in somebody → jdm (ver)trauen; to have faith in something → Vertrauen in etw (acc) → haben; act of faith → Vertrauensbeweis m; it was more an act of faith than a rational decision → das war mehr auf gut Glück gemacht als eine rationale Entscheidung

(= religion) → Glaube m no pl, → Bekenntnis nt

(= promise) to keep/break faith with somebody → jdm treu bleiben/untreu werden, jdm die Treue halten/brechen (geh)

(= sincerity, loyalty) → Treue f; to act in good/bad faith → in gutem Glauben/böser Absicht handeln

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faith:

faith healer

n → Gesundbeter(in) m(f)

faith healing

n → Gesundbeten nt

faithless

adj → treulos

faithlessness

n → Treulosigkeit f

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faith [feɪθ] n

a. (trust) → fiducia
to have faith in sb/sth → avere fiducia in qn/qc
to put one's faith in sb/sth → fidarsi di qn/qc
to keep/break faith with sb → mantenere la parola/mancare di parola con qn
in (all) good faith → in buona fede
in bad faith → in malafede

b. (Rel) (belief) → fede f, religione f
Faith, Hope and Charity → Fede, Speranza e Carità

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faith

n faith [feiθ]

1 trust or belief She had faith in her ability. vertroue ثِقَه доверие důvěra tillid; tiltro das Vertrauen πίστη, εμπιστοσύνη confianza usk اعتقاد luottamus confiance אֵמוּן विश्वास vjera bizalom keyakinan trú; traust fiducia 信頼 믿음, 신뢰 (pasi)tikėjimas ticība; paļāvība keyakinan vertrouwen tillit, (til)tro wiara fé încredere вера dôvera zaupanje vera tro, tillit ความเชื่อ güven 信任 довір'я, довіра یقین ، بھروسا sự tin tưởng 信任

2 religious belief Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith. geloof إيمـان вяра víra tro; religion der Glaube πίστη fe usk, usund ایمان usko foi אֱמוּנָה धर्म vjera, pouzdanje hit iman (guðs)trú fede 信仰 교리(敎理) tikėjimas ticība iman geloof tro(sretning), religion wiara fé credinţă вера viera vera vera tro ศรัทธา inanç 信仰 віра, вірування دینی اعتماد đức tin 信仰

3 loyalty to one's promise to keep/break faith with someone. getrouheid وَعْد، إخْلاص، ثِقَه удържам/нарушавам си думата slovo troskab das Versprechen τήρηση υπόσχεσης palabra ustavus وفاداری؛ قول uskollisuus parole נֶאֱמָן निष्ठा zadana rijec, odanost ígéret kepercayaan tryggð, trúnaður parola 誓約 서약 ištikimybė uzticība; solījums kepercayaan erewoord troskap słowność promessa cuvânt обещание dodržanie slova obljuba vernost förtroende ความเชื่อถือ sözüne sadık kalma 信義 вірність ایفائے عہد lời hứa 信义

adj faithful

1 loyal and true; not changing a faithful friend; faithful to his promise. getrou مُخْلِص، صادِق предан věrný, spolehlivý trofast treu πιστός, αφοσιωμένος fiel, leal ustav وفادار uskollinen fidèle נֶאֱמָן निष्ठावान vjeran, odan hű(séges) setia tryggur, trúr fedele 忠実な 충실한 ištikimas uzticīgs; uzticams setia trouw trofast, tro (mot), pålitelig wierny leal credincios верный verný zvest odan trogen, trofast จงรักภักดี sadık 忠實的 вірний; відданий قابل اعتبار trung thành; chung thuỷ 忠实的

2 true or exact a faithful account of what had happened. geloofwaardig, getrou صادِق، دَقيق (досто)верен věrný, přesný korrekt; nøjagtig wahrheitsgetreu πιστός, ακριβής fiel tõetruu صحیح؛ معتبر tarkka fidèle מְדוּיָק यथार्थ,ठीक-ठीक pouzdan, točan pontos tepat réttur, nákvæmur fedele 正確な 정확한 tikslus precīzs; pareizs tepat getrouw tro, nøyaktig, korrekt wierny fiel fidel точный presný zvest istinit korrekt, riktig เชื่อถือได้ gerçek 正确的 чесний, правдивий حقیقی روداد trung thực 正确的

adv faithfully

getrou, eerlik, opreg بإخْلاص، بِصِدْق вярно věrně pålideligt treu πιστά fielmente truult با ایمان؛ با خلوص نیت uskollisesti fidèlement בְּנֶאֱמָנוּת वफादार, विश्वासभाजन vjerno, tocno hűségesen; megbízhatóan dengan setia með tryggð; nákvæmlega fedelmente 忠実に 충실하게, 정확히 ištikimai, tiksliai uzticami; patiesi dengan setia getrouw trofast, nøyaktig wiernie fielmente cu fidelitate верно; точно verne zvesto verno troget อย่างจงรักภักดี bağlılıkla 忠誠地 вірно; чесно وفادارانہ một cách trung thành 忠诚地

Yours faithfully

a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used. die uwe المُخْلِص с почит S úctou Váš med venlig hilsen Hochtachtungsvoll, Mit freundlichen Grüßen ειλικρινά δικός σας le saluda atentamente, atentamente lugupidamisega ارادتمند شما kunnioittavasti Je vous prie d'agréer, Messieur/Madame, l'expression de mes sentiment distingués שֶׁלך בְּנֶאֱמָנוּת पत्र के अंत में विनम्र रूप से नाम खिलना (fraza na kraju pisma) S poštovanjem kiváló tisztelettel hormat saya distinti saluti 敬具 편지의 끝맺음 말 pagarbiai, su pagarba Ar cieņu yang benar hoogachtend Med vennlig hilsen Z poważaniem с совершенным почтением s pozdravom s spoštovanjem s poštovanjem Högaktningsfullt ขอแสดงความนับถือ Saygılarımla, Saygılarımı Sunarım （信尾用語）你的忠實的，謹致 з пошаною آپ کا مخلص، آپ کا نیازمند kính thư （信尾用语）你的忠实的，谨致

n faithfulness

trou, getrouheid, gelowigheid إخْلاص، صِدْق вярност věrnost trofasthed die Treue πίστη fidelidad truudus ایمان؛ وفاداری uskollisuus fidélité נֶאֱמָנוּת ईमानदारी vjernost hűség, megbízhatóság kesetiaan tryggð; nákvæmni fedeltà 忠実 충실, 신의 ištikimybė uzticība; lojalitāte kesetiaan getrouwheid trofasthet, nøyaktighet wierność fidelidade fidelitate верность vernosť zvestoba lojalnost trohet, trofasthet ความซื่อสัตย์ bağlılık 誠實 вірність; надійність وفاکشی lòng trung thành 诚实

adj faithless

ontrou, onbetroubaar, ongelowig خائِن، غَير جَدير بالثِّقَه неверен nevěrný troløs; illoyal; utro treulos άπιστος desleal ebausaldatav بی ایمان؛ عهد شکن epäluotettava déloyal לֹא נֶאֱמָן नास्तिक nevjeran, izdajnički hűtlen; hitetlen tidak setia ótrúr; trúlaus infedele 不実な 불성실한, 믿지 못할 neištikimas, nepatikimas neuzticīgs; neuzticams tidak setia ongelovig, trouweloos troløs, svikefull, upålitelig niewierny infiel necredincios вероломный neverný nezvest nepouzdan trolös, svekfull ที่ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ inançsız, vefasız 不可靠的 зрадливий; ненадійний بے وفا xảo trá; lật lọng 不可靠的

n faithlessness

ontrou, onbetroubaarheid, ongelowigheid خِيانَه، عَدَم إخْلاص вероломство nevěrnost troløshed; illoyalitet; utroskab die Treulosigkeit απιστία infidelidad ebausaldatavus بی ایمانی؛ عهد شکنی epäluotettavuus déloyauté חוֹסֶר אֵמוּנָה नास्तिकता, बेईमानी आदि nevjernost, nevjera hűtlenség; hitetlenség ketidaksetiaan ótryggð; trúleysi infedeltà 不実 불성실, 믿을 만하지 못함 neištikimumas, nepatikimumas neuzticība tidak setianya trouweloosheid troløshet, svikefullhet niewierność infidelidade necredinţă вероломство nevera nezvestoba nepouzdanost trolöshet ความไม่ซื่อสัตย์ vefasızlık 不可靠 зневіра بے وفائی tính xảo trá; tính lật lọng 不可靠

in (all) good faith

sincerely She made the offer in good faith. te goeder trou بإخْلاص، بِصِدْق добросъвестно v dobré víře i god tro in gutem Glauben καλόπιστα, ειλικρινώς de buena fe heas usus با حسن نیت hyvässä uskossa en toute bonne foi בְתוֹם לֵב, בְּכַוָונָה טוֹבָה भरोसा करते हुए iskreno, u poštenoj namjeri jóhiszeműen dengan tulus í góðri trú; heiðarlega in buona fede 誠実に 성실하게 nuoširdžiai, be blogų kėslų taisnīgi; godprātīgi dengan tulus te goeder trouw i god tro w dobrej wierze de boa fé cu bună-credinţă честно s dobrým úmyslom v dobri veri iskreno i god tro, på heder och ära อย่างจริงใจ içtenlikle 真誠地 з найкращими намірами نیک نیتی سے có thiện ý 真诚地

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faith → إيمان víra tro Glaube πίστη fe usko foi vjera fede 信念 믿음 geloof tro wiara fé вера tro ความศรัทธา inanç niềm tin 信念