Definition of "faith" in 英语

noun

1. A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.

   • The faithfulness of Old Faithful gives us faith in it.
   • I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.
   • Have faith in him, buddy.
   • You need to have faith in yourself, that you can overcome your shortcomings and become a good person.

2. A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.

   • I have faith that my prayers will be answered.
   • I have faith in the healing power of crystals.

3. (metonymic) A religious or spiritual belief system.

   • The Christian faith.
   • We seek justice for the Indo-European Folk Faith; what's wrong in our literature for that?

4. An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.

   • He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.

5. (obsolete) Credibility or truth.

   • 1784-1810, William Mitford, History of Greece the faith of the foregoing […] narrative

adverb

1. (archaic) Alternative form of in faith (“really, truly”).

interjection

1. (obsolete) Ellipsis of by my faith.