FAITH
What does "FAITH" mean?
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Meanings
- Strong belief or trust, often without proof. She kept faith in her team even when they were losing.
- Belief in and devotion to a religion or its doctrines. He was raised in the Catholic faith.
- A particular religion or system of religious belief. People of every faith attended the vigil.
- Loyalty, sincerity, or fidelity to a promise. They acted in good faith throughout the deal.
Did you know?
- 'Faith', 'fidelity', 'confide' and even 'fiancee' all grow from one Latin word, 'fides' (trust) - the same root in the Marine motto 'Semper Fidelis', 'always faithful'.
Word origin
From Latin 'fides' (trust, confidence) via Old French 'feid/feit'; 'fides' also gives English 'fidelity', 'confide', and 'fiance'.
Remember it
FAITH: Full Assurance In Trusting Hearts - or just note it ends in 'ith', the quiet sound of holding on.
A little poem
The bridge holds no proof of itself-
you only learn it will hold
by the weight of one step out.
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Wordplay
- I told my doctor I had blind faith in his diagnosis. He said that was good, because he'd lost his glasses.
What it teaches
Faith is the bet you place before the evidence arrives; its whole value is that it moves first.
Quick facts
What does FAITH mean?
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Is FAITH a valid word?
Yes — FAITH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FAITH?
FAITH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FAITH come from?
From Latin 'fides' (trust, confidence) via Old French 'feid/feit'; 'fides' also gives English 'fidelity', 'confide', and 'fiance'.
What can FAITH teach us?
Faith is the bet you place before the evidence arrives; its whole value is that it moves first.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.