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  • 11break faith — Be faithless, be perfidious, falsify one s word …

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  • 12break faith with — to stop supporting a person or idea …

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  • 13faith — W2 [feıθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(trust/confidence in somebody/something)¦ 2¦(religion)¦ 3 break faith with somebody/something 4 keep faith with somebody/something 5 good faith 6 bad faith 7 an act of faith ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin:… …

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  • 14faith — [fāth] n. [ME feith < OFr feid, fei < L fides, confidence, belief (in LL(Ec), the Christian religion) < fidere, to trust < IE base * bheidh , to urge, be convinced > BIDE, Gr peithein, to persuade, L foedus, a compact] 1.… …

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  • 15faith — [ feıθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount strong belief in or trust of someone or something: have faith in: I m delighted to know you have such faith in me. lose faith in: The public have lost faith in what the government is doing. put your faith in… …

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  • 16faith */*/*/ — UK [feɪθ] / US noun Word forms faith : singular faith plural faiths 1) [uncountable] strong belief in or trust of someone or something have faith in: I m delighted to know you have such faith in me. lose faith in: The public have lost faith in… …

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  • 17faith — [[t]fe͟ɪθ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 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… …

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  • 18faith — /feɪθ / (say fayth) noun 1. confidence or trust in a person or thing. 2. belief which is not based on proof. 3. belief in the doctrines or teachings of religion. 4. the doctrines which are or should be believed. 5. a system of religious belief:… …

  • 19faith — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trust, reliance, confidence, expectation; belief, creed; loyalty; religion.Ant., doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Complete trust] Syn. confidence, trust, credence, belief, credit, assurance, acceptance,… …

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  • 20faith — noun 1) he justified his boss s faith in him Syn: trust, belief, confidence, conviction; optimism, hopefulness, hope Ant: mistrust 2) she gave her life for her faith Syn …

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