faith

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noun

1. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny (Freq. 18)
- he lost his faith but not his morality
• Syn:
religion, religious belief
• Derivationally related forms:
religious (for: religion), religionist (for: religion)
• Members of this Topic:
free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical, clean,
unclean, impure, conforming, conformist, discalced, discalceate,
unshod, formalistic, formalized, formalised, Christian, Protestant,
Calvinist, Calvinistic, Calvinistical, Orthodox, Jewish-Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox,
Russian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Anglican, Congregational, Congregationalist, Episcopal,
Episcopalian, revivalistic, Lutheran, Methodist, Wesleyan, Mormon,
Unitarian, catechismal, persecution, vigil, watch, consecration,
chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention, toleration, traditionalism, censer,
thurible, cloister, habit, orthodoxy, Hell, Hades,
infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld, meditation, affirmation,
demythologization, demythologisation, Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer,
Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness, brother, numen, novitiate,
novitiate, die, believe, misbelieve, worship,
reincarnate, transmigrate
• Hypernyms:
belief, theological virtue, supernatural virtue
• Hyponyms:
apophatism, cataphatism, doctrine of analogy, analogy, cult,
cultus, religious cult, ecclesiasticism, mysticism, religious mysticism, nature worship,
revealed religion, theism, paganism, pagan religion, heathenism, Christianity,
Christian religion, Hinduism, Hindooism, Brahmanism, Brahminism, Jainism,
Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism, Hsuan Chiao, Shinto, Shintoism,
Manichaeism, Manichaeanism, Mithraism, Mithraicism, Zoroastrianism, Mazdaism,
Bahaism, shamanism, Asian shamanism, Wicca
2. complete confidence in a person or plan etc (Freq. 9)
- he cherished the faith of a good woman
- the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
• Syn:
trust
• Derivationally related forms:
trusty (for: trust), trust (for: trust)
• Hypernyms:
belief
3. an institution to express belief in a divine power (Freq. 6)
- he was raised in the Baptist religion
- a member of his own faith contradicted him
• Syn:
religion, organized religion
• Derivationally related forms:
religious (for: religion), religionist (for: religion)
• Members of this Topic:
canonize, canonise, saint, exorcise, exorcize,
confirm, covenant, deliver, redeem, save
• Hypernyms:
institution, establishment
• Hyponyms:
church, Christian church, Judaism, Hebraism, Jewish religion,
Hinduism, Hindooism, Taoism, Buddhism, Khalsa, Scientology,
Scientology, Shinto, established church, sect, religious sect,
religious order, cult
4. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person (Freq. 1)
- keep the faith
- they broke faith with their investors
• Hypernyms:
commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  religion, organized religion, trust, religious belief