Faith
41faith — n. 1 complete trust or confidence. 2 firm belief, esp. without logical proof. 3 a a system of religious belief (the Christian faith). b belief in religious doctrines. c spiritual apprehension of divine truth apart from proof. d things believed or …
42faith — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trust, reliance, confidence, expectation; belief, creed; loyalty; religion.Ant., doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Complete trust] Syn. confidence, trust, credence, belief, credit, assurance, acceptance,… …
43faith — [12] Faith comes ultimately from the prehistoric Indo European *bhidh , *bhoidh (source also of English federal). It produced Latin fidēs ‘faith’, which lies behind a wide range of English words, including confide, defy, diffident (which… …
44Faith — For anyone in the Middle Ages, faith was a cornerstone element of their lives, without which the struggle and privations. For a medieval person, life on earth was but a brief transition to the afterlife in heaven, hell or purgatory. A knight was… …
45faith — noun 1) he justified his boss s faith in him Syn: trust, belief, confidence, conviction; optimism, hopefulness, hope Ant: mistrust 2) she gave her life for her faith Syn …
46faith — Confidence; credit; reliance. Thus, an act may be said to be done on the faith of certain representations. Belief; credence; trust. Thus, the Constitution provides that full faith and credit shall be given to the judgments of each state in the… …
47faith — Confidence; credit; reliance. Thus, an act may be said to be done on the faith of certain representations. Belief; credence; trust. Thus, the Constitution provides that full faith and credit shall be given to the judgments of each state in the… …
48faith — The assent of the mind to what is stated or put forward by another; trust or confidence in the veracity of another. Patzwald v United States, 7 Okla 232, 54 P 458. See abiding faith; articles of faith; bad faith; good faith; religion …
49faith — [12] Faith comes ultimately from the prehistoric Indo European *bhidh , *bhoidh (source also of English federal). It produced Latin fidēs ‘faith’, which lies behind a wide range of English words, including confide, defy, diffident (which… …
50Faith — (? third century) Saint and Martyr. Little certain is known of the life of St Faith. She is thought to have been martyred in Aquitaine in the late third century. A basilica was built over the supposed site of her death, but subsequently her …
