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   Faith

   /fāTH/

   

   noun

   • 1. complete trust or confidence in someone or something: "this restores one's faith in politicians" Similar trustbeliefconfidenceconvictioncredencereliancedependenceoptimismhopefulnesshopeexpectationOpposite mistrust
   • 2. strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof: "bereaved people who have shown supreme faith" Similar religionchurchsectdenominationpersuasionreligious persuasionreligious beliefbeliefcode of beliefideologycreedteachingdogmadoctrine
   • ▪ a system of religious belief: "the Christian faith"
   • ▪ a strongly held belief or theory: "the faith that life will expand until it fills the universe"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French feid, from Latin fides.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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