faith
- faith
n.
firm belief, trust
1) to have faith in; to place one's faith in
3) to shake smb.'s faith in
4) an abiding, enduring, steadfast; deep, strong, unshakable faith
5) on faith (to accept on faith)
fidelity to one's promises
7) to demonstrate, show good faith
8) in good faith; in bad faith (she acted in good faith)
religion
9) to adhere to, practice a faith
10) to abjure, recant, renounce one's faith
11) the true faith (brought up in the true faith)
12) by faith (she is a Buddhist by faith)
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[feɪθ]
enduring
practice a faith
recant
renounce one's faith
show good faith
steadfast
strong
to place one's faith in
unshakable faith
in bad faith
['fidelity to one's promises'] to keep faith with
['firm belief, trust'] to have faith in
['religion'] to adhere to
an abiding
in good faith
to abjure
to demonstrate
to lose faith in
to shake smb. 's faith in
the true faith
by faith
on faith
Combinatory dictionary.
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