| slovo | definícia |
faith
(mass) | faith
- dôvera, viera, náboženské vyznanie |
faith
(encz) | faith,důvěra n: Zdeněk Brož |
faith
(encz) | faith,náboženské vyznání Zdeněk Brož |
faith
(encz) | faith,náboženství n: Zdeněk Brož |
faith
(encz) | faith,poctivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
faith
(encz) | faith,spolehlivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
faith
(encz) | faith,věrnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
faith
(encz) | faith,víra |
faith
(encz) | faith,vyznání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Faith
(gcide) | Faith \Faith\ (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid,
feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr.
pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the
influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See Bid,
Bide, and cf. Confide, Defy, Fealty.]
1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is
declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his
authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
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2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of
another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he
utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of
any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
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Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the
finite will and understanding to the reason.
--Coleridge.
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3. (Judeo-Christian Theol.)
(a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the
Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of
its teachings, sometimes called historical and
speculative faith.
(b) (Christian Theol.) The belief in the facts and truth
of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them;
especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in
the person and work of Christ, which affects the
character and life, and makes a man a true Christian,
-- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.
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Without faith it is impossible to please him
[God]. --Heb. xi. 6.
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The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the
mind which is called "trust" or "confidence"
exercised toward the moral character of God, and
particularly of the Savior. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
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Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence
in the testimony of God. --J. Hawes.
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4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science,
politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of
religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan
faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a
Christian society or church.
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Which to believe of her,
Must be a faith that reason without miracle
Could never plant in me. --Shak.
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Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
--Gal. i. 23.
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5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a
person honored and beloved; loyalty.
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Children in whom is no faith. --Deut. xxvii.
20.
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Whose failing, while her faith to me remains,
I should conceal. --Milton.
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6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he
violated his faith.
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For you alone
I broke me faith with injured Palamon. --Dryden.
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7. Credibility or truth. [R.]
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The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford.
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Act of faith. See Auto-da-f['e].
Breach of faith, Confession of faith, etc. See under
Breach, Confession, etc.
Faith cure, a method or practice of treating diseases by
prayer and the exercise of faith in God.
In good faith, with perfect sincerity.
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Faith
(gcide) | Faith \Faith\, interj.
By my faith; in truth; verily.
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faith
(gcide) | Fecks \Fecks\, n.
A corruption of the word faith. --Shak.
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faith
(wn) | faith
n 1: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that
control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his
morality" [syn: religion, faith, religious belief]
2: complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished
the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship
is based on trust" [syn: faith, trust]
3: an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was
raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith
contradicted him" [syn: religion, faith, {organized
religion}]
4: loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the
faith"; "they broke faith with their investors" |
faith
(devil) | FAITH, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks
without knowledge, of things without parallel.
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FAITH
(bouvier) | FAITH. Probity; good faith is the very soul of contracts. Faith also
signifies confidence, belief; as, full faith and credit ought to be given to
the acts of a magistrate while acting within his jurisdiction. Vide Bona
fide.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
faithful
(mass) | faithful
- verný |
faithfulness
(mass) | faithfulness
- vernosť |
bad faith
(encz) | bad faith,zlý úmysl luke |
faith cure
(encz) | faith cure, n: |
faith healing
(encz) | faith healing,léčení vírou Zdeněk Brož |
faithful
(encz) | faithful,věrný |
faithfully
(encz) | faithfully,věrně |
faithfulness
(encz) | faithfulness,věrnost |
faithless
(encz) | faithless,nevěrný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
faithlessly
(encz) | faithlessly, |
faithlessness
(encz) | faithlessness,bezvěrectví n: Zdeněk Brožfaithlessness,nevěrnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
faiths
(encz) | faiths,důvěry n: pl. Zdeněk Brožfaiths,víry n: pl. Zdeněk Brožfaiths,vyznání pl. Zdeněk Brož |
good faith
(encz) | good faith,dobrá víra n: Zdeněk Brožgood faith,dobrý úmysl n: Zdeněk Brož |
in bad faith
(encz) | in bad faith,ve zlém úmyslu Zdeněk Brož |
in good faith
(encz) | in good faith,čestně Zdeněk Brožin good faith,poctivě Zdeněk Brožin good faith,v dobré víře Zdeněk Brož |
interfaith
(encz) | interfaith, |
keep the faith
(encz) | keep the faith, |
on faith
(encz) | on faith, adv: |
unfaithful
(encz) | unfaithful,nevěrný |
unfaithfully
(encz) | unfaithfully, |
unfaithfulness
(encz) | unfaithfulness,nevěra Jaroslav Šedivýunfaithfulness,nevěrnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Act of faith
(gcide) | Act \Act\ ([a^]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F.
acte. See Agent.]
1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the
effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a
performance; a deed.
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That best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love. --Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster] Hence, in specific uses:
(a) The result of public deliberation; the decision or
determination of a legislative body, council, court of
justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve,
award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.
(b) A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has
been done. --Abbott.
(c) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal
divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a
certain definite part of the action is completed.
(d) A thesis maintained in public, in some English
universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show
the proficiency of a student.
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2. A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a
possibility or possible existence. [Obs.]
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The seeds of plants are not at first in act, but in
possibility, what they afterward grow to be.
--Hooker.
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3. Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on
the point of (doing). "In act to shoot." --Dryden.
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This woman was taken . . . in the very act. --John
viii. 4.
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Act of attainder. (Law) See Attainder.
Act of bankruptcy (Law), an act of a debtor which renders
him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt.
Act of faith. (Ch. Hist.) See Auto-da-F['e].
Act of God (Law), an inevitable accident; such
extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events
as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which
ordinary prudence could not guard.
Act of grace, an expression often used to designate an act
declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at
the beginning of a new reign.
Act of indemnity, a statute passed for the protection of
those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them
to penalties. --Abbott.
Act in pais, a thing done out of court (anciently, in the
country), and not a matter of record.
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Syn: See Action.
[1913 Webster]Faith \Faith\ (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid,
feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr.
pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the
influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See Bid,
Bide, and cf. Confide, Defy, Fealty.]
1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is
declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his
authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
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2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of
another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he
utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of
any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
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Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the
finite will and understanding to the reason.
--Coleridge.
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3. (Judeo-Christian Theol.)
(a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the
Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of
its teachings, sometimes called historical and
speculative faith.
(b) (Christian Theol.) The belief in the facts and truth
of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them;
especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in
the person and work of Christ, which affects the
character and life, and makes a man a true Christian,
-- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.
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Without faith it is impossible to please him
[God]. --Heb. xi. 6.
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The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the
mind which is called "trust" or "confidence"
exercised toward the moral character of God, and
particularly of the Savior. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
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Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence
in the testimony of God. --J. Hawes.
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4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science,
politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of
religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan
faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a
Christian society or church.
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Which to believe of her,
Must be a faith that reason without miracle
Could never plant in me. --Shak.
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Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
--Gal. i. 23.
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5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a
person honored and beloved; loyalty.
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Children in whom is no faith. --Deut. xxvii.
20.
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Whose failing, while her faith to me remains,
I should conceal. --Milton.
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6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he
violated his faith.
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For you alone
I broke me faith with injured Palamon. --Dryden.
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7. Credibility or truth. [R.]
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The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford.
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Act of faith. See Auto-da-f['e].
Breach of faith, Confession of faith, etc. See under
Breach, Confession, etc.
Faith cure, a method or practice of treating diseases by
prayer and the exercise of faith in God.
In good faith, with perfect sincerity.
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Attic faith
(gcide) | Attic \At"tic\, a. [L. Atticus, Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its
principal city; marked by such qualities as were
characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
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Attic base (Arch.), a peculiar form of molded base for a
column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under
the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and "Roman
Doric" orders, and imitated by the architects of the
Renaissance.
Attic faith, inviolable faith.
Attic purity, special purity of language.
Attic salt, Attic wit, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar
to the Athenians.
Attic story. See Attic, n.
Attic style, a style pure and elegant.
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Breach of faith
(gcide) | Faith \Faith\ (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid,
feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr.
pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the
influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See Bid,
Bide, and cf. Confide, Defy, Fealty.]
1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is
declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his
authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
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2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of
another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he
utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of
any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
[1913 Webster]
Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the
finite will and understanding to the reason.
--Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Judeo-Christian Theol.)
(a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the
Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of
its teachings, sometimes called historical and
speculative faith.
(b) (Christian Theol.) The belief in the facts and truth
of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them;
especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in
the person and work of Christ, which affects the
character and life, and makes a man a true Christian,
-- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.
[1913 Webster]
Without faith it is impossible to please him
[God]. --Heb. xi. 6.
[1913 Webster]
The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the
mind which is called "trust" or "confidence"
exercised toward the moral character of God, and
particularly of the Savior. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
[1913 Webster]
Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence
in the testimony of God. --J. Hawes.
[1913 Webster]
4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science,
politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of
religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan
faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a
Christian society or church.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Which to believe of her,
Must be a faith that reason without miracle
Could never plant in me. --Shak.
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Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
--Gal. i. 23.
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5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a
person honored and beloved; loyalty.
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Children in whom is no faith. --Deut. xxvii.
20.
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Whose failing, while her faith to me remains,
I should conceal. --Milton.
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6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he
violated his faith.
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For you alone
I broke me faith with injured Palamon. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
7. Credibility or truth. [R.]
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The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford.
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Act of faith. See Auto-da-f['e].
Breach of faith, Confession of faith, etc. See under
Breach, Confession, etc.
Faith cure, a method or practice of treating diseases by
prayer and the exercise of faith in God.
In good faith, with perfect sincerity.
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Confession of faith
(gcide) | Confession \Con*fes"sion\, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.]
1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining
to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or
crime.
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With a crafty madness keeps aloof,
When we would bring him on to some confession
Of his true state. --Shak.
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2. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
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With the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
--Rom. x. 10.
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3. (Eccl.) The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest
in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
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Auricular confession . . . or the private and
special confession of sins to a priest for the
purpose of obtaining his absolution. --Hallam.
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4. A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised;
a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to
admission to membership of a church; a confession of
faith.
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5. (Law) An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed,
in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the
issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may
be explained or rebutted. --Wharton.
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Confession and avoidance (Law), a mode of pleading in which
the party confesses the facts as stated by his adversary,
but alleges some new matter by way of avoiding the legal
effect claimed for them. --Mozley & W.
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Confession of faith, a formulary containing the articles of
faith; a creed.
General confession, the confession of sins made by a number
of persons in common, as in public prayer.
Westminster Confession. See Westminster Assembly, under
Assembly.
[1913 Webster]Faith \Faith\ (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid,
feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr.
pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the
influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See Bid,
Bide, and cf. Confide, Defy, Fealty.]
1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is
declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his
authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
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2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of
another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he
utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of
any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
[1913 Webster]
Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the
finite will and understanding to the reason.
--Coleridge.
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3. (Judeo-Christian Theol.)
(a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the
Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of
its teachings, sometimes called historical and
speculative faith.
(b) (Christian Theol.) The belief in the facts and truth
of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them;
especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in
the person and work of Christ, which affects the
character and life, and makes a man a true Christian,
-- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.
[1913 Webster]
Without faith it is impossible to please him
[God]. --Heb. xi. 6.
[1913 Webster]
The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the
mind which is called "trust" or "confidence"
exercised toward the moral character of God, and
particularly of the Savior. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
[1913 Webster]
Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence
in the testimony of God. --J. Hawes.
[1913 Webster]
4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science,
politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of
religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan
faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a
Christian society or church.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Which to believe of her,
Must be a faith that reason without miracle
Could never plant in me. --Shak.
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Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
--Gal. i. 23.
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5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a
person honored and beloved; loyalty.
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Children in whom is no faith. --Deut. xxvii.
20.
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Whose failing, while her faith to me remains,
I should conceal. --Milton.
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6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he
violated his faith.
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For you alone
I broke me faith with injured Palamon. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
7. Credibility or truth. [R.]
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The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford.
[1913 Webster]
Act of faith. See Auto-da-f['e].
Breach of faith, Confession of faith, etc. See under
Breach, Confession, etc.
Faith cure, a method or practice of treating diseases by
prayer and the exercise of faith in God.
In good faith, with perfect sincerity.
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Faith
(gcide) | Faith \Faith\ (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid,
feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr.
pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the
influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See Bid,
Bide, and cf. Confide, Defy, Fealty.]
1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is
declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his
authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
[1913 Webster]
2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of
another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he
utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of
any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
[1913 Webster]
Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the
finite will and understanding to the reason.
--Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Judeo-Christian Theol.)
(a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the
Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of
its teachings, sometimes called historical and
speculative faith.
(b) (Christian Theol.) The belief in the facts and truth
of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them;
especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in
the person and work of Christ, which affects the
character and life, and makes a man a true Christian,
-- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.
[1913 Webster]
Without faith it is impossible to please him
[God]. --Heb. xi. 6.
[1913 Webster]
The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the
mind which is called "trust" or "confidence"
exercised toward the moral character of God, and
particularly of the Savior. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
[1913 Webster]
Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence
in the testimony of God. --J. Hawes.
[1913 Webster]
4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science,
politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of
religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan
faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a
Christian society or church.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Which to believe of her,
Must be a faith that reason without miracle
Could never plant in me. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
--Gal. i. 23.
[1913 Webster]
5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a
person honored and beloved; loyalty.
[1913 Webster]
Children in whom is no faith. --Deut. xxvii.
20.
[1913 Webster]
Whose failing, while her faith to me remains,
I should conceal. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he
violated his faith.
[1913 Webster]
For you alone
I broke me faith with injured Palamon. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
7. Credibility or truth. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford.
[1913 Webster]
Act of faith. See Auto-da-f['e].
Breach of faith, Confession of faith, etc. See under
Breach, Confession, etc.
Faith cure, a method or practice of treating diseases by
prayer and the exercise of faith in God.
In good faith, with perfect sincerity.
[1913 Webster]Faith \Faith\, interj.
By my faith; in truth; verily.
[1913 Webster]Fecks \Fecks\, n.
A corruption of the word faith. --Shak.
[1913 Webster] feculae |
Faith cure
(gcide) | Faith \Faith\ (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid,
feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr.
pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the
influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See Bid,
Bide, and cf. Confide, Defy, Fealty.]
1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is
declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his
authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.
[1913 Webster]
2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of
another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he
utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of
any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.
[1913 Webster]
Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the
finite will and understanding to the reason.
--Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Judeo-Christian Theol.)
(a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the
Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of
its teachings, sometimes called historical and
speculative faith.
(b) (Christian Theol.) The belief in the facts and truth
of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them;
especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in
the person and work of Christ, which affects the
character and life, and makes a man a true Christian,
-- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.
[1913 Webster]
Without faith it is impossible to please him
[God]. --Heb. xi. 6.
[1913 Webster]
The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the
mind which is called "trust" or "confidence"
exercised toward the moral character of God, and
particularly of the Savior. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
[1913 Webster]
Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence
in the testimony of God. --J. Hawes.
[1913 Webster]
4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science,
politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of
religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan
faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a
Christian society or church.
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Which to believe of her,
Must be a faith that reason without miracle
Could never plant in me. --Shak.
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Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
--Gal. i. 23.
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5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a
person honored and beloved; loyalty.
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Children in whom is no faith. --Deut. xxvii.
20.
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Whose failing, while her faith to me remains,
I should conceal. --Milton.
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6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he
violated his faith.
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For you alone
I broke me faith with injured Palamon. --Dryden.
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7. Credibility or truth. [R.]
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The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford.
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Act of faith. See Auto-da-f['e].
Breach of faith, Confession of faith, etc. See under
Breach, Confession, etc.
Faith cure, a method or practice of treating diseases by
prayer and the exercise of faith in God.
In good faith, with perfect sincerity.
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Faithed
(gcide) | Faithed \Faithed\, a.
Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere. [Obs.] "Make thy
words faithed." --Shak.
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Faithful
(gcide) | Faithful \Faith"ful\, a.
1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe,
especially in the declarations and promises of God.
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You are not faithful, sir. --B. Jonson.
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2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties,
or other engagements.
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The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
with them that love him. --Deut. vii.
9.
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3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person
to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude,
or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the
observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a
faithful husband or servant.
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So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,
Among the faithless, faithful only he. --Milton.
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4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot
fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or
representation.
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It is a faithful saying. --2 Tim. ii.
11.
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The Faithful, the adherents of any system of religious
belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of
Mohammed.
Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;
trustworthy. -- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -Faith"ful*ness,
n.
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faithful kamichi
(gcide) | Chaja \Cha"ja\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
The crested screamer of Brazil (Palamedea chavaria syn.
Chauna chavaria), so called in imitation of its notes; --
called also chauna, and faithful kamichi. It is often
domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See
Kamichi.
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Faithfully
(gcide) | Faithful \Faith"ful\, a.
1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe,
especially in the declarations and promises of God.
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You are not faithful, sir. --B. Jonson.
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2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties,
or other engagements.
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The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
with them that love him. --Deut. vii.
9.
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3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person
to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude,
or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the
observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a
faithful husband or servant.
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So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,
Among the faithless, faithful only he. --Milton.
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4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot
fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or
representation.
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It is a faithful saying. --2 Tim. ii.
11.
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The Faithful, the adherents of any system of religious
belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of
Mohammed.
Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;
trustworthy. -- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -Faith"ful*ness,
n.
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faithfulness
(gcide) | faithfulness \faithfulness\ n.
the trait of being faithful.
Syn: fidelity.
[WordNet 1.5]Faithful \Faith"ful\, a.
1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe,
especially in the declarations and promises of God.
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You are not faithful, sir. --B. Jonson.
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2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties,
or other engagements.
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The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
with them that love him. --Deut. vii.
9.
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3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person
to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude,
or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the
observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a
faithful husband or servant.
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So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,
Among the faithless, faithful only he. --Milton.
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4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot
fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or
representation.
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It is a faithful saying. --2 Tim. ii.
11.
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The Faithful, the adherents of any system of religious
belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of
Mohammed.
Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;
trustworthy. -- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -Faith"ful*ness,
n.
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Faithfulness
(gcide) | faithfulness \faithfulness\ n.
the trait of being faithful.
Syn: fidelity.
[WordNet 1.5]Faithful \Faith"ful\, a.
1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe,
especially in the declarations and promises of God.
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You are not faithful, sir. --B. Jonson.
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2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties,
or other engagements.
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The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
with them that love him. --Deut. vii.
9.
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3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person
to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude,
or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the
observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a
faithful husband or servant.
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So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,
Among the faithless, faithful only he. --Milton.
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4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot
fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or
representation.
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It is a faithful saying. --2 Tim. ii.
11.
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The Faithful, the adherents of any system of religious
belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of
Mohammed.
Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;
trustworthy. -- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -Faith"ful*ness,
n.
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Faithless
(gcide) | Faithless \Faith"less\, a.
1. Not believing; not giving credit.
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Be not faithless, but believing. --John xx. 27.
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2. Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not
believing in the Christian religion. --Shak.
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3. Not observant of promises or covenants.
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4. Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious;
trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as
a husband or a wife.
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A most unnatural and faithless service. --Shak.
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5. Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.
"Yonder faithless phantom." --Goldsmith. --
Faith"less*ly, adv.Faith"less*ness, n.
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Faithlessly
(gcide) | Faithless \Faith"less\, a.
1. Not believing; not giving credit.
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Be not faithless, but believing. --John xx. 27.
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2. Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not
believing in the Christian religion. --Shak.
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3. Not observant of promises or covenants.
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4. Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious;
trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as
a husband or a wife.
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A most unnatural and faithless service. --Shak.
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5. Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.
"Yonder faithless phantom." --Goldsmith. --
Faith"less*ly, adv.Faith"less*ness, n.
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Faithlessness
(gcide) | Faithless \Faith"less\, a.
1. Not believing; not giving credit.
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Be not faithless, but believing. --John xx. 27.
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2. Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not
believing in the Christian religion. --Shak.
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3. Not observant of promises or covenants.
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4. Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious;
trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as
a husband or a wife.
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A most unnatural and faithless service. --Shak.
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5. Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.
"Yonder faithless phantom." --Goldsmith. --
Faith"less*ly, adv.Faith"less*ness, n.
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Father of the Faithful
(gcide) | Father \Fa"ther\ (f[aum]"[th][~e]r), n. [OE. fader, AS.
f[ae]der; akin to OS. fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater,
Icel. fa[eth]ir Sw. & Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr.
path`r, Skr. pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[=a] protect. [root]75,
247. Cf. Papa, Paternal, Patriot, Potential,
Pablum.]
1. One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a
generator; a male parent.
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A wise son maketh a glad father. --Prov. x. 1.
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2. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor;
especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or
family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.
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David slept with his fathers. --1 Kings ii.
10.
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Abraham, who is the father of us all. --Rom. iv. 16.
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3. One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance,
affetionate care, counsel, or protection.
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I was a father to the poor. --Job xxix.
16.
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He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all
his house. --Gen. xiv. 8.
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4. A respectful mode of address to an old man.
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And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him
[Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my father!
--2 Kings
xiii. 14.
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5. A senator of ancient Rome.
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6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a
confessor (called also father confessor), or a priest;
also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a
legislative assembly, etc.
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Bless you, good father friar ! --Shak.
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7. One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first
centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as
the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.
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8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a
producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any
art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or
teacher.
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The father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
--Gen. iv. 21.
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Might be the father, Harry, to that thought. --Shak.
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The father of good news. --Shak.
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9. The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first
person in the Trinity.
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Our Father, which art in heaven. --Matt. vi. 9.
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Now had the almighty Father from above . . .
Bent down his eye. --Milton.
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Adoptive father, one who adopts the child of another,
treating it as his own.
Apostolic father, Conscript fathers, etc. See under
Apostolic, Conscript, etc.
Father in God, a title given to bishops.
Father of lies, the Devil.
Father of the bar, the oldest practitioner at the bar.
Fathers of the city, the aldermen.
Father of the Faithful.
(a) Abraham. --Rom. iv. --Gal. iii. 6-9.
(b) Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors.
Father of the house, the member of a legislative body who
has had the longest continuous service.
Most Reverend Father in God, a title given to archbishops
and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and
York.
Natural father, the father of an illegitimate child.
Putative father, one who is presumed to be the father of an
illegitimate child; the supposed father.
Spiritual father.
(a) A religious teacher or guide, esp. one instrumental in
leading a soul to God.
(b) (R. C. Ch.) A priest who hears confession in the
sacrament of penance.
The Holy Father (R. C. Ch.), the pope.
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