faithfulness
Use Faithfulness in a sentence
fəl 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.
6.
Obsolete. full of faith; believing.
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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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
pseu·do·faith·ful, adjective
pseu·do·faith·ful·ly, adverb
qua·si-faith·ful, adjective
qua·si-faith·ful·ly, adverb
Synonyms
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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faithful (ˈfeɪθfʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Faithful definition
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.).
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Example sentences
But again the validity here depends on faithfulness to one's own creative setup.
Only that the books they wound up writing speak more to their faithfulness to their craft than to their church.
Faithfulness constraints, such as the ones used for hiatus, state that underlying material must be parsed as such.
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
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