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Definition of Faith

Faith Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth. The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith. The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them; especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in the person and work of Christ, which affects the character and life, and makes a man a true Christian, -- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan faith; and especially, the system of truth taught by Christ; as, the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a Christian society or church. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith. Credibility or truth. By my faith; in truth; verily. Related Definitions: Affectionate, Allegiance, Also, And, Another, Any, As, Assent, Authority, Belief, Believed, Beloved, By, Called, Character, Christ, Christian, Church, Confiding, Credibility, Creed, Declared, Duty, Earnest, Especially, Evangelical, Evidence, Faith, Fidelity, Firm, Given, Ground, He, His, Historic, Historical, Honor, Honored, Implicitly, Important, In, Is, Jewish, Kind, Life, Love, Loyalty, Man, Manifest, Mind, Mohammedan, Moral, My, Narrative, Of, On, One, Or, Origin, Person, Pledged, Politics, Practical, Probable, Promise, Proposition, Regard, Reliance, Religion, Religious, Resting, Saving, Science, Scripture, Society, Solely, Sometimes, Speculative, Statement, Subject, Supernatural, System, Taught, Testimony, That, The, Them, To, True, Truth, Veracity, Verily, What, Whether, Which, With, Word, Work

Faith Quotations I have a lot of faith in people. John Lithgow Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. Saint Augustine Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr. Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand. Saint Thomas Aquinas Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Faith Translations faith in Afrikaans is vertroue faith in Danish is tillid faith in Dutch is geloof, fiducie, vertrouwen faith in French is foi faith in German is vertrauen faith in Italian is fede faith in Latin is fides faith in Norwegian is tro, tillit faith in Spanish is fe, credo

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