faith
♦ faith /f'eɪθ/ (faiths)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N in n
If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.
She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...
People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
= confidence
2 [N-COUNT] also no det, usu adj N
A faith is a particular religion, for example Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam.
England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Faith is strong religious belief in a particular God.
Umberto Eco's loss of his own religious faith is reflected in his novels.
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you break faith with someone you made a promise to or something you believed in, you stop acting in a way that supports them.
If we don't, we're breaking faith with our people!
5 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If you do something in good faith, you seriously believe that what you are doing is right, honest, or legal, even though this may not be the case.
This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.
6 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR n
If you keep faith with someone you have made a promise to or something you believe in, you continue to support them even when it is difficult to do so.
He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.
7
see also article of faith, leap of faithar|ti|cle of faith (articles of faith)
[N-COUNT]
If something is an article of faith for a person or group, they believe in it totally.
For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.faith heal|er (faith healers)
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A faith healer is someone who believes they can treat and heal sick people using prayer or supernatural powers.faith heal|ing
also faith-healing
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Faith healing is the treatment of a sick person by someone who believes that they are able to heal people through prayer or a supernatural power.leap of faith (leaps of faith)
[N-COUNT] a N in sing
If you take a leap of faith, you do something even though you are not sure it is right or will succeed.
Take a leap of faith and trust them.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N in n
If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.
She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...
People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
= confidence
2 [N-COUNT] also no det, usu adj N
A faith is a particular religion, for example Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam.
England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Faith is strong religious belief in a particular God.
Umberto Eco's loss of his own religious faith is reflected in his novels.
4 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you break faith with someone you made a promise to or something you believed in, you stop acting in a way that supports them.
If we don't, we're breaking faith with our people!
5 [PHRASE] PHR after v
If you do something in good faith, you seriously believe that what you are doing is right, honest, or legal, even though this may not be the case.
This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.
6 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR n
If you keep faith with someone you have made a promise to or something you believe in, you continue to support them even when it is difficult to do so.
He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.
7
see also article of faith, leap of faithar|ti|cle of faith (articles of faith)
[N-COUNT]
If something is an article of faith for a person or group, they believe in it totally.
For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.faith heal|er (faith healers)
[N-COUNT]
A faith healer is someone who believes they can treat and heal sick people using prayer or supernatural powers.faith heal|ing
also faith-healing
[N-UNCOUNT]
Faith healing is the treatment of a sick person by someone who believes that they are able to heal people through prayer or a supernatural power.leap of faith (leaps of faith)
[N-COUNT] a N in sing
If you take a leap of faith, you do something even though you are not sure it is right or will succeed.
Take a leap of faith and trust them.