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| 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. | adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate: a faithful account; a faithful copy. |
| 6. | Obsolete. full of faith; believing. |
| 7. | the faithful,
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Faithful
as a designation of Christians, means full of faith, trustful, and not simply trustworthy (Acts 10:45; 16:1; 2 Cor. 6:15; Col. 1:2; 1 Tim. 4:3, 12; 5:16; 6:2; Titus 1:6; Eph. 1:1; 1 Cor. 4:17, etc.). It is used also of God's word or covenant as true and to be trusted (Ps. 119:86, 138; Isa. 25:1; 1 Tim. 1:15; Rev. 21:5; 22:6, etc.).