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adjective
1.
strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
2.
true to one's word, promises, vows, etc.
3.
steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant: faithful friends.
4.
reliable, trusted, or believed.
5.
EXPANDadhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate: a faithful account; a faithful copy.
noun
7.
the faithful,
a.
the believers, especially members of a Christian church or adherents of Islam.
b.
the body of loyal members of any party or group.
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Faithfulness
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Related forms
faith·ful·ly, adverb
faith·ful·ness, noun
o·ver·faith·ful, adjective
o·ver·faith·ful·ly, adverb
o·ver·faith·ful·ness, noun
EXPANDpseu·do·faith·ful, adjective
pseu·do·faith·ful·ly, adverb
qua·si-faith·ful, adjective
qua·si-faith·ful·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1, 3. true, devoted, staunch. 3. Faithful, constant, loyal imply qualities of stability, dependability, and devotion. Faithful implies long-continued and steadfast fidelity to whatever one is bound to by a pledge, duty, or obligation: a faithful friend. Constant suggests firmness and steadfastness in attachment: a constant affection. Loyal implies unswerving allegiance to a person, organization, cause, or idea: loyal to one's associates, one's country. 5. precise, exact.
1, 3. true, devoted, staunch. 3. Faithful, constant, loyal imply qualities of stability, dependability, and devotion. Faithful implies long-continued and steadfast fidelity to whatever one is bound to by a pledge, duty, or obligation: a faithful friend. Constant suggests firmness and steadfastness in attachment: a constant affection. Loyal implies unswerving allegiance to a person, organization, cause, or idea: loyal to one's associates, one's country. 5. precise, exact.
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Example Sentences
- Geeks are always worried about a story's faithfulness to the book.
- Faithfulness to the letter of a work is not the same thing as fidelity to its spirit.
- Steven explained that it's not a question of faithfulness but of expectation.
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