faithful

faith·ful  (fthfl)

adj.

1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.

2. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.

3. Having or full of faith.

4. Worthy of trust or belief; reliable.

5. Consistent with truth or actuality: a faithful reproduction of the portrait.

pl.n.

1. The practicing members of a religious faith, especially of Christianity or Islam: a pilgrimage to Mecca made by the faithful.

2. The steadfast adherents of a faith or cause: a meeting of the party faithful.

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faithful·ly adv.

faithful·ness n.

Synonyms: faithful, loyal, true, constant, fast¹, steadfast, staunch¹
These adjectives mean adhering firmly and devotedly to someone or something that elicits or demands one's fidelity. Faithful and loyal both suggest undeviating attachment, though loyal applies more often to political allegiance: a faithful employee; a loyal citizen.
True implies steadiness, sincerity, and reliability: "I would be true, for there are those who trust me" (Howard Arnold Walter).
Constant stresses uniformity and invariability: "But I am constant as the northern star" (Shakespeare).
Fast suggests loyalty that is not easily deflected: fast friends.
Steadfast strongly implies fixed, unswerving loyalty: a steadfast ally.
Staunch even more strongly suggests unshakable attachment or allegiance: "He lived and died a staunch loyalist" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

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faithful

Adjective

1. remaining true or loyal

2. maintaining sexual loyalty to one's lover or spouse

3. consistently reliable: my old, but faithful, four cylinder car

4. accurate in detail: a faithful translation of the book

Noun, pl

the faithful

a. the believers in a religious faith

b. loyal followers

faithfully adv
faithfulness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	faithful - any loyal and steadfast following     followers, following - a group of followers or enthusiasts
	2.	faithful - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church congregation, fold social group - people sharing some social relation flock - a church congregation guided by a pastor denomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
Adj.	1.	faithful - steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor" constant - steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" unfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover"
	2.	faithful - marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" close accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
	3.	faithful - not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife" unfaithful - having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "her husband was unfaithful"

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faithful

adjective 1. loyal, true, committed, constant, attached, devoted, dedicated, reliable, staunch, truthful, dependable, trusty, steadfast, unwavering, true-blue, immovable, unswerving << OPPOSITE disloyal

adjective 2. accurate, just, close, true, strict, exact, precise >> the faithful believers, brethren, followers, congregation, adherents, the elect, communicants

Translations

faithful [ˈfeɪθful] adj → fiel

faithful [ˈfeɪθful] faith adj → fidèle

faithful [ˈfeɪθful] faith adj (account) → genau;

faithful (to) (person) → treu +dat

faithful [ˈfeɪθful] adj → fedele