confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability.
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belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
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belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims.
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belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.: to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.
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a system of religious belief: the Christian faith; the Jewish faith.
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the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc.: Failure to appear would be breaking faith.
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the observance of this obligation; fidelity to one's promise, oath, allegiance, etc.: He was the only one who proved his faith during our recent troubles.
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Christian Theology. the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.
—Idiom
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in faith, in truth; indeed: In faith, he is a fine lad.
[Origin: 1200–50; ME feith < AF fed, OF feid, feit < L fidem, acc. of fidés trust, akin to fīdere to trust. See confide]
c.1250, "duty of fulfilling one's trust," from O.Fr. feid, from L. fides "trust, belief," from root of fidere "to trust," from PIE base *bhidh-/*bhoidh- (cf. Gk. pistis; see bid). For sense evolution, see belief. Theological sense is from 1382; religions called faiths since c.1300. Faith-healer is from 1885.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" [syn: religion]
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complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
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an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" [syn: religion]
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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
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Af*fi"ance\, n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Affidavit, Affy, Confidence.]1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise. 2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence. Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love. --Sir J. Stephen. Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have Most joy and most affiance. --Tennyson.
Con*fide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Confided; p. pr. & vb. n. Confiding.] [L. confidere; con- + fidere to trust. See Faith, and cf. Affiance.] To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers. By thy command I rise or fall, In thy protection I confide. --Byron. Judge before friendships, then confide till death. --Young.
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