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faithlessly

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faith⋅less

  [feyth-lis]
–adjective
1. not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
2. not trustworthy; unreliable.
3. without trust or belief.
4. being without religious faith.
5. (among Christians) bereft of Christian faith.
Use faithlessly in a Sentence
Origin:
1250–1300; ME faithles. See faith, -less

Related forms:
faith⋅less⋅ly, adverb
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
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faith·less   (fāth'lĭs)   
adj.  

  1. Not true to duty or obligation; disloyal.

  2. Having no religious faith.

  3. Unworthy of faith or trust; unreliable.

faith'less·ly adv., faith'less·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean not true to duty or obligation. Faithless and unfaithful imply failure to adhere to promises, obligations, or allegiances: was faithless to her ideals; an unfaithful spouse.
False emphasizes deceitfulness: "To thine own self be true,/And it must follow, as the night the day,/Thou canst not then be false to any man" (Shakespeare).
One who is disloyal betrays an allegiance: disloyal staff members who exposed the senator's indiscretions.
Traitorous most commonly refers to disloyalty to a government or nation: a traitorous double agent.
Treacherous suggests a propensity for betraying trust or faith: "She gave the treacherous impulse time to subside" (Henry James).
Perfidious suggests vileness of behavior and often deceitfulness: a perfidious assassin.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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