faith (noun)

  • 1faith — noun 1 trust in sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, tremendous ▪ absolute, complete, implicit, total, unshakable, unwavering …

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  • 2faith — ► NOUN 1) complete trust or confidence. 2) strong belief in a religion. 3) a system of religious belief. ORIGIN Old French feid, from Latin fides …

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  • 3faith healer — noun : one that practices faith healing * * * faith healer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑faith * * * faith healer UK US noun [countable] [singular faith healer …

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  • 4Faith — • In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word means essentially steadfastness. As signifying man s attitude towards God it means trustfulness or fiducia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Faith     Faith …

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  • 5faith — [feɪθ] noun [uncountable] 1. confidence that someone or something can be trusted or will work properly: faith in • We have faith in our staff. • Don t put too much faith in competition …

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  • 6faith cure — noun care provided through prayer and faith in God • Syn: ↑faith healing • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑attention, ↑aid, ↑tending • Hyponyms: ↑laying on of hands * * * …

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  • 7faith school — noun A school that instructs its pupils in the teachings of a particular religion as part of its curriculum • • • Main Entry: ↑faith * * * faith school UK US noun [countable] [singular faith school plural …

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  • 8faith healing — noun care provided through prayer and faith in God • Syn: ↑faith cure • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑attention, ↑aid, ↑tending • Hyponyms: ↑laying on of hands * * * nou …

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  • 9faith — [ feıθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount strong belief in or trust of someone or something: have faith in: I m delighted to know you have such faith in me. lose faith in: The public have lost faith in what the government is doing. put your faith in… …

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  • 10faith — n 1 a: allegiance or loyalty to a duty or a person b: sincerity or honesty of intentions see also bad faith, good faith 2: fidelity to one s promises and obligations …

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