Faith?

From Middle English feith, from Old French feid, from Latin fides, faith, trust. Used in English since the 12th Century.

 

faith (plural faiths)

 

1. Mental acceptance of and confidence in a claim as truth without proof supporting the claim.

 

"Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld." (Hebrews 11:1)

 

2. A feeling or belief, that something is true, real, or will happen.

 

Have faith that the criminal justice system will avenge the murder.

 

3. A trust in the intentions or abilities of a person or object.

 

I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.

 

Synonyms

* (feeling, without direct evidence but based on indirect evidence and experience (inductive reasoning), that something is true, real, or will happen): belief, confidence, trust

* (system of religious belief): religion

* (Belief without proof)

 

 

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