English Dictionary
Definition of “faith”
faith (feɪθ
)
Definitions
noun
- strong or unshakeable belief in something, esp without proof or evidence
- a specific system of religious beliefs ⇒
the Jewish faith
- Christianity trust in God and in his actions and promises
- a conviction of the truth of certain doctrines of religion, esp when this is not based on reason
- complete confidence or trust in a person, remedy, etc
- any set of firmly held principles or beliefs
- allegiance or loyalty, as to a person or cause (esp in the phrases keep faith, break faith)
- See bad faith
- See good faith
exclamation
- archaic indeed; really (also in the phrases by my faith, in faith)
Word Origin
C12: from Anglo-French feid , from Latin fidēs trust, confidence
Quotations
"Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable"
H.L. Mencken"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"
Bible: Hebrews"I show you doubt, to prove that faith exists"
Robert Browning"Faith without works is dead"
Bible: James"The faith that stands on authority is not faith"
Ralph Waldo Emerson"Faith will move mountains"
Translations
- British English:
faith
If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.I have faith in the honesty of my employees.feɪθ NOUN I have faith in the honesty of my employees.
- Spanish:
fe
nf
- French:
foi
nf
- German:
Glaube
nm
- Chinese: 信念 n
- Arabic: ثِقَة n
- Portuguese: fé nf
- Russian: вера nf
- Croatian: vjera nf
- Czech: víra nf
- Danish: tro nutr
- Dutch: geloof nnt
- Finnish: usko n
- Greek: πίστη nf
- Italian: fede nf
- Japanese: 信念 n
- Korean: 믿음 n
- Norwegian: tro nm
- Polish: wiara nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: fé nf
- European Spanish:
fe
nf
- Swedish: tro nutr
- Thai: ความศรัทธา n
- Turkish: inanç n
- Vietnamese: niềm tin n
Usage examples
He was a man strong in his faith , certain in his knowledge of that which was ultimately important.
Jack Higgins, THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)The body said it was registered in bad faith , Reuters reports.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)But the players ' faith in it seemed to crumble when tested by England and France.
Irish Times (2002)Stanton senior, not to mention his other son, Kenneth, who follows his dad's football faith , will ignore that advice.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Tao Sheng, a Chinese monk of the fifth century, talked about all beings having the nature of buddha, even those of little faith.
Diana St Ruth, KARMA, REINCARNATION AND REBIRTH: How Karma Affects Our Life, Our Personality, and Our Future (2002)
