Antonyms for faith
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : feyth |
| Phonetic Transcription : feɪθ |
Definition of faith
Origin :- mid-13c., "duty of fulfilling one's trust," from Old French feid, foi "faith, belief, trust, confidence, pledge," from Latin fides "trust, faith, confidence, reliance, credence, belief," from root of fidere "to trust," from PIE root *bheidh- (cf. Greek pistis; see bid). For sense evolution, see belief. Theological sense is from late 14c.; religions called faiths since c.1300.
- noun trust in something
- noun belief in a higher being; community of believers
- One might have been a model for the seraphs of Christian faith, the other an Olympian deity.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The city-pent, as we have intimated, must take this season largely on faith.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- And he was both to batter it down, for he still had the gambler's faith in his luck.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Yet in the Protectionist dispensation, this has become an article of faith.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- Have faith in me for a week, mother, and see if I don't earn something in that time.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "I wish I had your faith in people, Grace," said Emma sincerely.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- In one blinding rush he sensed the strength and the faith of Allister.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- "Perhaps your faith in the ideal is deeper than you are aware," said my friend.
- Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- And yet we all understand what it is—the spirit—the faith of America.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- For this we muster the spirit of America, and the faith of America.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for faith
- acceptance
- allegiance
- assent
- assurance
- belief
- canon
- certainty
- certitude
- church
- communion
- confession
- confidence
- connection
- constancy
- conviction
- credence
- credit
- credo
- credulity
- creed
- cult
- denomination
- dependence
- doctrine
- dogma
- doxy
- faithfulness
- fealty
- fidelity
- gospel
- hope
- loyalty
- orthodoxy
- persuasion
- piety
- piousness
- principle
- profession
- reliance
- religion
- revelation
- sect
- stock
- store
- sureness
- surety
- teaching
- tenet
- theism
- theology
- troth
- truth
- truthfulness
- worship
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