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faith

noun

Simple meaning

A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience.

Pronunciation

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fayth
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈfeɪθ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.

  2. metonymic

    A religious or spiritual belief system.

  3. A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.

  4. Complete confidence in a person or plan etc

    “He cherished the faith of a good woman.”

  5. An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.

  6. A minor city in Meade County, South Dakota.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

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This meaning: A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.

Used this way, faith is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use faith

  • “He lost his faith but not his morality.”noun

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • faithfuladjectiveDerived adjective

    Steadfast in affection or allegiance.

  • faithfullyadverbDerived adverb

    In a faithful manner.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • faith healingnounCompound term

    Care provided through prayer and faith in God.

  • faith curenounCompound term

    Care provided through prayer and faith in God.

  • on faithadverbCompound term

    With trust and confidence.

  • defender of the faithnounCompound term

    A title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew.

  • article of faithnounCompound term

    Any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided.

  • full faith and creditnounCompound term

    A guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt.

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