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faithfully

[feyth-fuhl] Origin

faith·ful

[feyth-fuhl]
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.
adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate: a faithful account; a faithful copy.
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6.
Obsolete. full of faith; believing.
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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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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English feithful. See faith, -ful

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
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pseu·do·faith·ful, adjective
pseu·do·faith·ful·ly, adverb
qua·si-faith·ful, adjective
qua·si-faith·ful·ly, adverb
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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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faithful (ˈfeɪθfʊl)
 
adj
1.  having faith; remaining true, constant, or loyal
2.  maintaining sexual loyalty to one's lover or spouse
3.  consistently reliable: a faithful worker
4.  reliable or truthful: a faithful source
5.  accurate in detail: a faithful translation
 
n
6.  the faithful
 a.  the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
 b.  any group of loyal and steadfast followers
 
'faithfully
 
adv
 
'faithfulness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

faithful
c.1300, full of faith, also firm in allegiance, from faith + -ful. Meaning true to the facts is from 1520s. The noun sense of true believers is from 1550s. Related: Faithfully; faithfulness.
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