Skip to content

faith

/feɪθ/noun1 syllable

Faith means: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.

Synonyms for faith8

noun, as in a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

religion, religious belief

noun, as in an institution to express belief in a divine power

religion, organized religion

noun, as in complete confidence in a person or plan etc

trust

also used for faith

belief, confidence, conviction, system of religious belief

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does faith mean?4

noun

1

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny“he lost his faith but not his morality”

2

an institution to express belief in a divine power“he was raised in the Baptist religion”

3

complete confidence in a person or plan etc“he cherished the faith of a good woman”

4

loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person“keep the faith”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Faith in a sentence

  • Freedom is a new faith, the faith of our time.Dejo
  • Despite his weak faith, the priest blessed him.mervert1
  • When reading certain comments, people can completely lose faith in humanity.Eldad
  • Fame does not bear joking, nor does the eye bear keeping faith.Amittai
  • Science builds planes and skyscrapers, but faith brings them together.deniko
  • Since then, his faith has been severely shaken.CM
  • You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.Adelpa
  • The freedom of faith, of conscience and of religious and ideological confession are inviolable.GuidoW

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of faith

as a noun

plural
faiths