faith

/feiθ/

Thân thiện

A child places their faith in a parent's promise.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Complete trust or confidence in someone or something: Faith refers to a strong belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of a person, concept, or plan.
   • Strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof: Faith is belief and trust in a divine power or the teachings of a religion.
   • A system of religious belief: Faith can refer to a specific religion itself.
   • Loyalty or allegiance to a person or cause: Faith can denote a firm commitment or fidelity.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She had faith in her doctor's expertise. (She completely trusted her doctor's skill.)
  • His faith in God gave him strength during difficult times. (His religious belief provided him with strength.)
  • People of many faiths gathered for the interfaith service. (People from many different religions gathered.)
  • They kept faith with their supporters throughout the campaign. (They remained loyal to their supporters.)

Advanced Usage

• "In good faith": With honest intentions, sincerely.
  • The contract was signed in good faith by both parties.
• "To keep faith (with)": To remain loyal or continue to support.
  • The leader vowed to keep faith with the principles of the movement.
• "To break faith (with)": To be disloyal or to betray a trust.
  • The company broke faith with its employees by cutting promised benefits.
• "Leap of faith": An act of believing in something despite uncertainty or lack of proof.
  • Starting her own business was a real leap of faith.

Variants and Related Words

• Faithful (adj): Loyal, steadfast; consistently reliable.
  • He was a faithful friend for many years.
• Faithfully (adv): In a loyal manner; with consistent accuracy.
  • She promised to write faithfully every week.
• Faithless (adj): Disloyal, especially to a spouse or belief; without religious faith.
  • He was accused of being a faithless ally.

Synonyms

• Trust: Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.
• Belief: An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially without proof.
• Confidence: The feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something.
• Fidelity: Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.

Related Phrases

• Act of faith: An action that demonstrates or requires strong belief or trust.
  • Donating the money was an act of faith in the community's future.
• Bad faith: Intent to deceive; dishonesty.
  • The lawsuit alleged the company acted in bad faith.

Related Idioms

• "Faith can move mountains": Strong belief can achieve seemingly impossible things.
  • She never gave up, proving that faith can move mountains.
• "Punic faith": Treachery, betrayal (from historical context of the Punic Wars).
  • His actions were seen as an act of Punic faith against his partners.

Học thuật

Noun

1. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
   • keep the faith
   • they broke faith with their investors
2. an institution to express belief in a divine power
   • he was raised in the Baptist religion
   • a member of his own faith contradicted him
3. complete confidence in a person or plan etc
   • he cherished the faith of a good woman
   • the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
4. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
   • he lost his faith but not his morality

Từ đồng nghĩa

• religion
• organized religion
• trust
• religious belief