faith in oneself
1Faith — is a belief in the trustworthiness of an idea. Formal usage of the word faith is usually reserved for concepts of religion, as in theology, where it almost universally refers to a trusting belief in a transcendent reality, or else in a Supreme… …
2Bad faith (existentialism) — For other uses, see Bad faith (disambiguation). Bad faith (from French, mauvaise foi) is a philosophical concept used by existentialist philosopher Jean Paul Sartre to describe the phenomenon where a human being under pressure from societal… …
3Bad faith — For other uses, see Bad faith (disambiguation). Two hearts redirects here. For things named Two Hearts , see Two Hearts. Further information: Self deception and Deception Bad faith (Latin: mala fides) is double mindedness or double… …
4Homosexuality and Bahá'í Faith — The Bahá í Faith teaches that the only acceptable form of sexual expression is within marriage, and Bahá í marriage is defined in the religion s texts as exclusively between one man and one woman. Bahá í law restricts permissible sexual… …
5Martyrdom in the Bahá'í Faith — is the act of sacrificing one s life in the service of humanity and in the name of God.[1] However, Bahá u lláh, the founder of the Bahá í Faith, discouraged the literal meaning of sacrificing one s life, and instead offered the explanation that… …
6Good Faith — • A phrase employed to designate the mental and moral state of honest, even if objectively unfounded, conviction as to the truth or falsehood of a proposition or body of opinion, or as to the rectitude or depravity of a line of conduct Catholic… …
7redeem oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. atone, expiate, remedy, redress, propitiate, reform, keep faith, apologize, do penance, appease, give satisfaction, vindicate oneself, clear oneself, absolve oneself, prove oneself innocent, beg pardon, express regrets, make… …
8confidence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. assurance, certainty, positiveness; spirit, boldness, self reliance; communication; privacy, secret; faith, trust. See belief, courage, hope. Ant.,doubt, uncertainty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Faith] …
9confidence — /kon fi deuhns/, n. 1. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed. 2. belief in oneself and one s powers or abilities; self confidence; self… …
10Marcel Légaut — (Paris, 1900 Avignon, 1990) was a French Christian philosopher and mathematician. Biography Marcel Légaut received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the École Normale Supérieure of Paris in 1925. He taught in various faculties ( …
