Faith
Pronunciation
- IPA: /feɪθ/
- Rhymes: -eɪθ
Origin
12th century, from Middle English feith, from Old French feid, from Latin fidēs ("faith, belief, trust") (whence also English fidelity), from fīdŠ("trust, confide in"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ-, zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ("to command, to persuade, to trust") (whence also English bide).
Noun
faith
(countable and uncountable; plural faiths)- A feeling, conviction, or belief that something is true or real, not contingent upon reason or justification.Have faith that the criminal justice system will avenge the murder.I have faith that my prayers will be answered.I have faith in the healing power of crystals.
- A religious belief system.The Christian faith.
- An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.
- A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal.I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.
- (obsolete) Credibility or truth.
- Mitfordthe faith of the foregoing narrative
Synonyms
- (knowing, without direct observation, based on indirect evidence and experience, that something is true, real, or will happen) belief, confidence, trust,ignorance, arrogance, conviction
- (system of religious belief) religion
Hyponyms
- (religious belief system) Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Wicca, Eckankar, Raëlism, Zoroastrianism, New Age, Unitarian Universalism, Jainism, Shinto, LaVeyan Satanism, Scientology, Taoism, Yoruba, Druidry, paganism, Juche, Cao Dai, Confucianism, Spiritism, humanism, Rastafarianism, Tenrikyo