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See also:Faithandfáith

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishfaith (alsofay), borrowed fromOld Frenchfei, feid, fromLatinfidem. Displaced nativeOld Englishġelēafa, which was also a word forbelief.

  • Old French had[θ] as a final devoiced allophone of/ð/ from lenited Latin/d/; this eventually fell silent in the 12th century. The-th of the Middle English forms is most straightforwardly accounted for as a direct borrowing of a French[θ]. However, it has also been seen as arising from alteration of a French form with-d under influence of English abstract nouns in the suffix-th (e.g., truth, ruth, health, etc.), or as a recharacterization of a French form likefay,fey,fei with the same suffix. CompareChampenoisfiate,fiaite, showing the same preservation of the final consonant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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faith (countable anduncountable,pluralfaiths)

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  1. Atrust orconfidence in theintentions orabilities of aperson,object, orideal from priorempiricalevidence.
    The faithfulness of Old Faithful gives usfaith in it.
    I havefaith in the goodness of my fellow man.
    Havefaith in him, buddy.
    You need to havefaith in yourself, that you can overcome your shortcomings and become a good person.
    • 1965, 18:00 from the start, inLyndon B. Johnson inaugural address: January 20, 1965‎[1], PresidentLyndon B. Johnson (actor),CBS News:
      For we are a nation of believers. Underneath the clamor of building and the rush of our day's pursuits, we are believers in justice and liberty and union, and in our own Union. We believe that every man must someday be free. And we believe in ourselves.
      That is the mistake that our enemies have always made. In my lifetime--in depression and in war--they have awaited our defeat. Each time, from the secret places of the American heart, came forth thefaith they could not see or that they could not even imagine. It brought us victory. And it will again.
    • 1999, Nicholas Walker, “The Reorientation of Critical Theory: Habermas”, in Simon Glemdinning, editor,The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Continental Philosophy‎[2],Routledge,→ISBN, page489:
      […]with a mentality anchored in a profoundly influential and persistent hostility to central features of the Enlightmentfaith in the theoretical and practical autonomy of the human subject.
  2. Aconviction about abstractions, ideas, orbeliefs, withoutempiricalevidence, experience, or observation.
    I havefaith that my prayers will be answered.
    I havefaith in the healing power of crystals.
    • 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,Matthew17:19–20:
      Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
      And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye havefaith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
    • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Prologue”, inIn Memoriam, London:Edward Moxon, […],→OCLC:
      We have butfaith: we cannot know;
      ⁠For knowledge is of things we see
      ⁠And yet we trust it comes from thee,
      A beam in darkness: let it grow.
  4. (metonymic) Areligious orspiritualbelief system.
    The Christianfaith.
    We seek justice for the Indo-European FolkFaith; what's wrong in our literature for that?
    • 2020 March 27, “Dafa Taught Me How to Be a Good Person”, inMinghui‎[3]:
      Gradually I realized that I needed afaith to rely on.
  5. Anobligation ofloyalty orfidelity and theobservance of such an obligation.
    He acted in goodfaith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.
  6. (obsolete) Credibility or truth.
    • 1784-1810,William Mitford,History of Greece
      thefaith of the foregoing […] narrative

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, seeCitations:faith.

Synonyms

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  • (knowing, without direct observation, based on indirect evidence and experience, that something is true, real, or will happen):belief,confidence,trust,conviction
  • (system of religious belief):religion

Derived terms

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Related terms

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Translations

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feeling that something is true
religious belief system
obligation of loyalty or fidelity
confidence in the intentions or abilities
credibility or truth

Adverb

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faith (notcomparable)

  1. (archaic)Alternative form ofin faith(“really, truly”).
    • 1828,[Edward Bulwer-Lytton],Pelham; or, The Adventures of a Gentleman. […], volume III, London:Henry Colburn, […],→OCLC:
      “How wonderfully,” said Vincent, “your city dignities unloose the tongue: directly a man has been a mayor, he thinks himself qualified for a Tully at least.Faith, Venables asked me one day, what was the Latin for spouting? and I told him, ‘hippomanes, or a raging humour in mayors.’”
    • 1902, John Buchan,The Outgoing of the Tide:
      'Faith, friend,' he says, 'that was a nasty fall for a fellow that has supped weel. Where might your road be gaun to?'

Interjection

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faith

  1. (obsolete)Ellipsis ofby my faith.

References

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Anagrams

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Old Irish

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Noun

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faith m

  1. alternative spelling offáith

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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faith

  1. soft mutation ofmaith

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofmaith
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
maithfaithunchangedunchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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