faith

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

   • The faithfulness of Old Faithful gives us faith in it.
   • I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.
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   A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.countableuncountable

   • I have faith that my prayers will be answered.
   • I have faith in the healing power of crystals.
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   A religious or spiritual belief system.countablemetonymicallyuncountable

   • The Christian faith.
   • We seek justice for the Indo-European Folk Faith; what's wrong in our literature for that?
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   An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.countableuncountable

   • He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.
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   Credibility or truth.countableobsoleteuncountable

   • 1784-1810, William Mitford, History of Greece the faith of the foregoing […] narrative

syn. system of religious belief

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   Alternative form of in faith (“really, truly”).alt-ofalternativearchaic

   • 'Faith, friend,' he says, 'that was a nasty fall for a fellow that has supped weel. Where might your road be gaun to?'

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   Ellipsis of by my faith.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis