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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1738 COCA: 1326

faith

faith /ˈfeɪθ/ noun
plural faiths
faith
/ˈfeɪθ/
noun
plural faiths
Learner's definition of FAITH
[noncount] : strong belief or trust in someone or something相信;信心;信赖
see also bad faith, good faith
[noncount] : belief in the existence of God : strong religious feelings or beliefs信仰上帝;宗教信仰
[count] : a system of religious beliefs : religion宗教

accept/take (something) on faith

: to accept (something) as true without proof or evidence that it is true未经核实地接受;不加考查即相信

an article of faith

: something that is believed without being questioned or doubted坚定的信念

break faith with

: to stop supporting or being loyal to (someone) : to betray (someone)背弃;背信

keep faith with

: to continue supporting or being loyal to (someone)(对某人)守信,践诺

keep the faith

: to continue to believe in, trust, or support someone or something when it is difficult to do so恪守信念;坚持信任;拒不背弃
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1738 COCA: 1326

faith

1 of 2

noun

plural faiths ˈfāths How to pronounce faith (audio)
 sometimes  ˈfāt͟hz
1
a
: allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty
lost faith in the company's president
b(1)
: fidelity to one's promises
(2)
: sincerity of intentions
acted in good faith
2
a(1)
: belief and trust in and loyalty to God
(2)
: belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion
b(1)
: firm belief in something for which there is no proof
clinging to the faith that her missing son would one day return
(2)
: complete trust
3
: something that is believed especially with strong conviction
especially : a system of religious beliefs
the Protestant faith

faith

2 of 2

verb

faithed; faithing; faiths
Phrases
on faith
: without question
took everything he said on faith

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for faith

belief, faith, credence, credit mean assent to the truth of something offered for acceptance.

belief may or may not imply certitude in the believer.

my belief that I had caught all the errors

faith almost always implies certitude even where there is no evidence or proof.

an unshakable faith in God

credence suggests intellectual assent without implying anything about grounds for assent.

a theory now given credence by scientists

credit may imply assent on grounds other than direct proof.

gave full credit to the statement of a reputable witness

Example Sentences

Noun Faith without doubt leads to moral arrogance, the eternal pratfall of the religiously convinced. Joe Klein, Time, 17 May 2004 Nick wiped at the moustache of sweat droplets that was as much a part of his face as his eyes and nose and gave a shrug that indicated a certain lack of faith in our judgment. Tom Perrotta, Joe College, 2000 But while no one with a grain of sense trusted Miss Stephanie, Jem and I had considerable faith in Miss Maudie. She had never told on us, had never played cat-and-mouse with us, she was not at all interested in our private lives. She was our friend. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1960 His supporters have accepted his claims with blind faith. Our faith in the government has been badly shaken by the recent scandals. Lending him the money to start his own business was an act of faith. It requires a giant leap of faith for us to believe that she is telling the truth. Nothing is more important to her than her faith in God. She says that her faith has given her the courage to deal with this tragedy. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Being men of faith, the coach and his pupil attended Bible studies together. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Told in gorgeous, poetic vignettes, this coming of age story tells the tale of Taja’s exploration of faith, first love, sexuality, family, and the ties that both bond and bind. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 14 Sep. 2022 But for people of faith, the Bible can be a source of strength thanks to Bible verses about courage. Ian Palmer, Country Living, 13 Sep. 2022 There was every bit of faith in the Browns run game and defense, and none in the Panthers’ offense. Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Students leave their studies at the prominent hillside facility with a deeper understanding of faith — their own and that of the Holy Land’s Jews, Muslims and Christians. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 Being in front of the camera in this series was kind of a leap of faith for me. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 The hopeful part had more to do with the development of Jones than a lack of faith in Belichick, who has taken 19 teams to playoffs in his 28 seasons as an NFL head coach, equaling the record held by the late Don Shula. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 For behind-the-camera information, Muslim identity was determined through a variety of methods, but only those individuals with publicly available information on their faith were included as Muslim. Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English feith, fei, borrowed from Anglo-French feit, feid, fei, going back to Latin fidēs "trust, guarantee, proof, sincerity, loyalty, belief," going back to *bhid-ēi-, noun derivative from zero-grade of an Indo-European verbal base *bhei̯dh- "entrust, trust," whence Latin fīdere "to trust (in), have confidence (in)," fīdus "faithful," Greek peíthesthai "to obey, comply with, believe," peíthein "to persuade, prevail upon," Albanian be "oath," and probably Old Church Slavic běždǫ, běditi "to compel, constrain," běda "distress, need"

Note: The English word is an early loan from medieval French, first attested in a homily fragment from the 12th century (see feþ in Dictionary of Old English); it appears to preserve the final interdental fricative generally lost in early Old French—a loss reflected in the more common Anglo-French form fei (also loaned into Middle English—see fay entry 2). Indo-European *bhei̯dh- is also usually claimed to be the source of Germanic *bīðan- "to wait" (see bide).

Verb

verbal derivative of faith entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of faith was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1738 COCA: 1326
faith

noun¹

1trust in sb/sth信任(感)ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEenormous, great, tremendous巨大的/很大的/極大的信任absolute, complete, implicit, total, unshakable, unwavering絕對的/完全的/毫無疑問的/充分的/不可動搖的/毫不動搖的信任little幾乎不信任I have little faith in doctors these days.我如今幾乎不相信醫生。blind盲目的信任He seems to have a blind faith in his boss.他似乎盲目信任他的老闆。abiding持久的信任an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity作品體現其一貫的人道主義信念的藝術家renewed重新建立的信任touching讓人感動的信任She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty.她相信我有能力解決任何困難,這令人感動。public公眾的信任Business crime undermines public faith in the business system.商業犯罪會破壞公眾對商業系統的信任。VERB + FAITHhave有信心pin, place, put相信;信任He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals.他不相信政治體制,而是相信個人天賦。She did not pin much faith on their chances of success.她不太相信他們能獲得成功。show表示信任share有共同的信仰I wish I shared your faith in the jury system.但願我能和你一樣相信陪審團制度。lack, lose缺乏信任;失去信心people who lose faith in themselves失去自信的人們shake, undermine動搖信任;削弱信心destroy破壞信任renew, restore重樹信心;恢復信任They are trying to restore faith in the political system.他們正努力恢復對政治體制的信任。regain重新獲得信任retain保持信任If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader.如果這家公司能持續獲得顧客的信任,就會成為市場的領導者。affirm, express, proclaim聲明/表示/宣示信任PREPOSITIONfaith in對⋯的信任Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken.她對人性的信心已大大動搖了。PHRASESan act of faith信任之舉a lack of faith信心的缺乏a leap of faith具冒險性質的信任These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers.這些改革措施完全沒有經過檢驗,需要教師大膽地給予信任。have every faith in sb充分信任某人
faith

noun²

2strong religious belief宗教信仰ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | FAITH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEreligious宗教信仰deep, genuine, strong, true堅定的/真實的/強烈的/真正的信仰simple單純的信仰unquestioning絕對的信仰new-found新的信仰her new-found faith in Jesus她新近才有的對耶穌的信仰active積極的信仰a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort有某種積極信仰的人的數量的大幅度下降personal個人信仰VERB + FAITHhave有信仰come to, find有了/找到信仰He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion.他的信仰是逐漸形成的,不是突然皈依。lack, lose缺乏/喪失信仰shake, undermine動搖/破壞信仰regain重新獲得信仰strengthen加強信仰proclaim聲明信仰FAITH + NOUNhealer, healing信仰治療者/療法PREPOSITIONthrough faith通過信仰They believe that people can come to salvation through faith.他們相信人們能夠通過信仰得救。faith in信奉⋯After her son's death she lost her faith in God.自從兒子死後,她不再相信上帝。PHRASESan article of faith (often figurative) 信條The team's greatness was an article of faith for him (= a belief that could not be questioned).他堅信這是一支偉大的隊伍。
faith

noun³

3religion宗教ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | FAITH + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEliving仍有人信奉的宗教Christianity is a living faith which has shaped their history.基督教塑造了他們的歷史,而且至今還有人信奉。world世界性的宗教The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education.研究其他世界性宗教是宗教教育的重要部份。Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, etc.天主教、猶太教、伊斯蘭教、錫克教等VERB + FAITHprofess表明宗教信仰practise/practice信奉某宗教Christians were allowed to practise / practice their faith unmolested by the authorities.基督徒獲准信教,不受當局干涉。keep alive, uphold使宗教存在下去;維護宗教信仰Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith.他們的目標是使傳統的猶太教信仰生生不息。pass on, preach, spread, teach傳承/傳授/傳播/講授宗教信仰the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children父母在給孩子傳承宗教信仰方面所起的作用He felt the call to preach the faith to others.他感受到向他人傳播宗教信仰的召喚。FAITH + NOUNtradition宗教信仰傳統community, group有共同宗教信仰的集體/團體a committee which is made up of members of different faith groups由不同宗教信仰團體的成員組成的委員會school (BrE) 宗教信仰流派the debate on faith schools宗教信仰流派之爭PHRASESpeople of different faiths持不同宗教信仰的人
faith

noun⁴

4intention to do right善意ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbad, good不良意圖;好的意圖The judge did not find any bad faith (= intention to do wrong) on the part of the defendants.法官沒有發現被告有任何不良意圖。VERB + FAITHbreak (= break a promise to sb) 不守信用PHRASESin bad faith存心不良Thet had entered into the contract in bad faith.德簽訂合同時就居心不良。in good faith真誠地We printed the report in good faith, but have now learned that it was incorrect.我們如實打印了報告,但是現在知道不該那麼做。keep faith with sb對某人信守諾言As manager, he was not prepared to keep faith with (= keep a promise to) the players who had failed him.作為主教練,他不打算對令他失望的球員守信。keep the faith保持忠誠They kept the faith (= remained faithful) in the face of ridicule.面對嘲笑,他們一直忠貞不渝。

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