faith (f th)n. Idiom: 1. Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing. 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. in faith Indeed; truly. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fed, from Latin fid  s; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.] |
faith
Noun
1. strong belief in something, esp. without proof
2. a specific system of religious beliefs
3. complete confidence or trust, such as in a person or remedy
4. allegiance to a person or cause
5. bad faith dishonesty
6. good faith honesty [Latin fides trust, confidence]
Faith
a reliance, in a search for religious truth, on faith alone. — fideist, n. — fideistic. adj.
referring to or having a pure and genuine faith.
the branch of theology that studies the characteristics of faith.
Faith of merchants: company of merchants—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
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| Noun | 1. |  faith - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"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 |
| 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"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" 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 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 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" confirm - administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith" covenant - enter into a covenant | |
| 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" |
faith
noun 1. confidence, trust, credit, conviction, assurance, dependence, reliance, credence << OPPOSITE distrust
noun 2. religion, church, belief, persuasion, creed, communion, denomination, dogma << OPPOSITE agnosticism
Translations
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 usko, 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 신앙, 믿음 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 lupaus parole נֶאֱמָן निष्ठा zadana rijec, odanost ígéret kepercayaan tryggð, trúnaður parola 誓約 성실, 충성 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, 신의 있는 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 luotettava fidèle מְדוּיָק यथार्थ,ठीक-ठीक pouzdan, točan pontos tepat réttur, nákvæmur fedele 正確な 신뢰할 만한, 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 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 pagarbiai, su pagarba Ar cieņu yang benar hoogachtend vennlig hilsen Med 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 진지하게, 진심으로, 성실히 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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