1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. You are not faithful, sir. --B. Jonson. 2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements. The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy ...
This idea is usually expressed by the adjective pistos, and once by the noun pistis, which more frequently has the active sense of faith or trust. An attempt has been made by Wendt (SK, 1883, 511; Teaching of Jesus, English translation, I, 259 f) to interpret the words aletheia and...
used when describing religion or the supernatural: people have faith in God, or actually refer to the religion they practice as their faith. Some choose to have the same amount of faith in a good friend or a well written recipe — anything that will come through for them in a time of ...
faith noun ˈfāth 1 a : devotion to duty or a person : loyalty b : the quality of keeping one's promises 2 a : belief and trust in and loyalty to God b : belief in the doctrines of a religion c : firm belief even in the absence of proof d : complete confidence ...
2religiona)[uncountable]beliefand trust inGoddeep religious faithfaith inmy faith in Godb)[countable]one of themainreligionsin the worldPeople from all faiths are welcome.the Jewish/Muslim/Hindu etc faithmembers of the Jewish faith 3→break faith with somebody/something ...
FAITH meaning: 1 : strong belief or trust in someone or something; 2 : belief in the existence of God strong religious feelings or beliefs
Sorry I missed posting on Friday. I was finishing up a talk I was giving on St. Joseph at a parish day of renewal. My premise for the presentation was that Joseph and Mary developed a faith and trust in a God who could do the POSSIBLE even in the midst of situations and circumstances...
” From this particular passage, we see that the central feature of faith—is confidence or trust. In the Bible, the object of faith is God and his promises. A clear example of this is Abram's encounter with God inGenesis 15. In response to God's promise of countless descendants, ...
Agonism in Faith: Buber's Eternal Thou after the Holocaust In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: #include virtual="/journals/includes/copyright/mj2003_bnr.htinc" Modern Judaism 23.2 (2003) 156-179 BEGIN TABLE MARGINS #include virtual="/journals/includes/alignmen....
FAITH meaning: 1 : strong belief or trust in someone or something; 2 : belief in the existence of God strong religious feelings or beliefs