faith

  1. Proper noun.  (given name, female) .
  2. Noun.  A feeling, conviction or belief that something is true, real, or will happen.
  3. Noun.  An obligation of loyalty or fidelity.
  4. Noun.  The observance of such an obligation.
  5. Noun.  (countable) A religious belief system.
  6. Noun.  (Christianity) Belief and trust in the Christian God's promises revealed through Christ in the New Testament.
  7. Noun.  A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal.
  8. Noun.  Mental acceptance of and confidence in a claim as truth without evidence supporting the claim (e.g. a superstition or religion) or disregarding all evidence to the contrary (e.g. a delusion).
  9. Noun.  '''in faith''' in truth; indeed.

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