/ feɪθ; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] faith (in sb/sth) trust in sb's ability or knowledge; trust that sb/sth will do what has been promised :
I have great faith in you—I know you'll do well.
We've lost faith in the government's promises.
Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature.
He has blind faith (= unreasonable trust) in doctors' ability to find a cure.
2.
[ U , sing. ] strong religious belief :
to lose your faith
Faith is stronger than reason.
3.
[ C ] a particular religion :
the Christian faith
The children are learning to understand people of different faiths.
4.
[ U ] good ~ the intention to do sth right :
They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.
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IDIOMS
- break / keep faith with sb
- in bad faith
- in good faith
—more at pin verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French feid , from Latin fides .