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Another word for faith

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Noun

  1. Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another

      1. Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance:
      2. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one:
      3. One in which confidence is placed.
      1. The act of relying or the state of being reliant:
      2. The faith, confidence, or trust felt by one who relies:
      3. One relied on; a mainstay.
      1. The state of being determined, influenced, or controlled by something else:
      2. The state of being dependent on another for financial support.
      3. The condition of being dependent on a substance such as a drug or on a given behavior:
      1. A belief or conviction that an outcome will be favorable:
      2. Belief in the certainty of something:
      3. Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence.
      1. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another:
      2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something:
      3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.
    See also:

    belief

  2. Mental acceptance of the truth or actuality of something

      1. An arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase:
      2. The terms governing such an arrangement:
      3. The time allowed for deferred payment:
      1. Acceptance as true or valid; belief:
      2. Credibility; plausibility:
      3. Recommendation; credentials:
      1. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another:
      2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something:
      3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.
    See also:

    opinion

  3. A system of religious belief

      1. A group of people forming a distinct unit within a larger group by virtue of certain refinements or distinctions of belief or practice.
      2. A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination.
      3. A faction united by common interests or beliefs.
      1. The belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers, regarded as creating and governing the universe:
      2. A particular variety of such belief, especially when organized into a system of doctrine and practice:
      3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
      1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded:
      2. The ability or power to persuade:
      3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction:
      1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
      2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
      3. A name or designation, especially for a class or group.
      1. A formal statement of religious belief; a confession of faith.
      2. A system of belief, principles, or opinions:
      1. The act or process of confessing, as in telling one's life story as a series of failings or tribulations.
      2. Something confessed, especially a disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution.
      3. In some Christian churches, the sacrament of Penance.
    See also:

    religion

  4. Those who accept and practice a particular religious belief

      1. A group of people forming a distinct unit within a larger group by virtue of certain refinements or distinctions of belief or practice.
      2. A religious body, especially one that has separated from a larger denomination.
      3. A faction united by common interests or beliefs.
      1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded:
      2. The ability or power to persuade:
      3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction:
      1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
      2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
      3. A name or designation, especially for a class or group.
      1. The act or an instance of sharing, as of thoughts or feelings.
      2. Religious or spiritual fellowship.
      3. A body of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites; a denomination.
      1. A building for public, especially Christian worship.
      2. The company of all Christians regarded as a spiritual body.
      3. A specified Christian denomination:
    See also:

    religion

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Another word for faith

Noun

  1. Complete trust

    Antonyms:

  2. A formal system of beliefs

      1. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
      2. The followers of such a religion or sect.
      3. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
      1. A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name, usually organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.
      2. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:
      3. A name or designation, especially for a class or group.
      1. The Ten Commandments.
      2. A fundamental set of rules having authoritative weight.
      1. A female lover; a mistress.
      2. A woman prostitute.
      3. A woman who is regarded as sexually promiscuous.
      1. The study of the nature of God and religious truth; rational inquiry into religious questions.
      2. A system or school of opinions concerning God and religious questions:
      3. A course of specialized religious study usually at a college or seminary.
      1. The act, practice, occupation, or profession of a teacher.
      2. Something taught.
      3. A precept or doctrine:
      1. Belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially belief in a personal God as creator and ruler of the world.
      1. The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
      2. The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed:
      3. Ardent admiration or love; adoration:
      1. The quality or state of being orthodox.
      2. Orthodox practice, custom, or belief.
      3. The beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
      1. A building for public, especially Christian worship.
      2. The company of all Christians regarded as a spiritual body.
      3. A specified Christian denomination:
      1. Religious devotion and reverence.
      2. Devotion and reverence to parents and family:
      3. A devout act, thought, or statement.
      1. A basic truth, law, or assumption:
      2. A rule or standard, especially of good behavior:
      3. The collectivity of moral or ethical standards or judgments:
      1. An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.
      2. A secular law, rule, or code of law.
      3. An established principle:
      1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded:
      2. The ability or power to persuade:
      3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction:
      1. The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a crime as charged.
      2. The state of being found or proved guilty:
      3. The act or process of convincing.
      1. The act or process of confessing, as in telling one's life story as a series of failings or tribulations.
      2. Something confessed, especially a disclosure of one's sins to a priest for absolution.
      3. In some Christian churches, the sacrament of Penance.
      1. An occupation or career:
      2. An occupation, such as law, medicine, or engineering, that requires considerable training and specialized study.
      3. The body of qualified persons in an occupation or field:
      1. The proclamation of the redemption preached by Jesus and the Apostles, which is the central content of Christian revelation.
      2. One of the first four New Testament books, describing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and recording his teaching.
      3. A similar narrative.
      1. A creed.
      2. The Apostles' Creed.
      3. The Nicene Creed, especially as the third item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass.
      1. The act of revealing or disclosing.
      2. Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized.
      3. A sudden insight or idea:
      1. A doctrine, principle, or position held as part of a philosophy, religion, or field of endeavor.
      1. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another:
      2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something:
      3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.
      1. A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a religion.
      2. A principle or statement of ideas, or a group of such principles or statements, especially when considered to be authoritative or accepted uncritically:
      1. A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief, as by a religious, political, scientific, or philosophic group; dogma.
      2. A rule or principle of law, especially when established by precedent.
      3. A statement of official government policy, especially in foreign affairs and military strategy.
      1. A formal statement of religious belief; a confession of faith.
      2. A system of belief, principles, or opinions:
      1. The belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers, regarded as creating and governing the universe:
      2. A particular variety of such belief, especially when organized into a system of doctrine and practice:
      3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
    See also:

    belief

    religion

    church

Idioms:

    bad faith

    2. break faith

    3. good faith

    4. in faith

    5. keep-faith

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Sentence Examples

  • Don't lose faith in yourself.

  • Don't you have any faith in me at all?

  • Thanks for all the faith you have in me.

  • You had faith in my judgment then.

  • I have faith only in God and the lofty destiny of our adored monarch.

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