faith
US: /ˈfeɪθ/
UK: /fˈeɪθ/
UK: /fˈeɪθ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
faith /feiθ/
- danh từ
- sự tin tưởng, sự tin cậy
- to oin one's faith upon something: tin tưởng vào cái gì
- niềm tin
- vật làm tin, vật bảo đảm
- on the faith of: tin vào
- lời hứa, lời cam kết
- to pledge (give) one's faith: hứa, cam kết
- to break (violate) one's faith: không giữ lời hứa
- sự trung thành; lòng trung thành, lòng trung thực
- good faith: thiện ý
- bad faith: ý xấu, ý muốn lừa lọc
- punic faith
- sự lừa lọc, sự lật lọng, sự lừa đảo
- sự tin tưởng, sự tin cậy
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U] ~ (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.
2 [U, sing.] strong religious belief: blind / unquestioning faith + 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 (good ~) [U] the intention to do sth right: They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.
Idioms: break / keep faith with sb to break/keep a promise that you have made to sb; to stop/continue being loyal to sb
in bad faith knowing that what you are doing is wrong
in good faith believing that what you are doing is right; believing that sth is correct: We printed the report in good faith but have now learnt that it was incorrect. + He bought the painting in good faith (= he did not know that it had been stolen).
more at PIN v.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 belief, credence, confidence, conviction, trust, certainty, certitude, assurance, assuredness, sureness, reliance, dependence:
His faith in God is unassailable. I have great faith in her ability.
2 belief, religion, creed, persuasion, dogma, teaching, doctrine, denomination, sect:
To which faith do you belong? She is of the Jewish faith.
3 duty, allegiance, obligation, promise, faithfulness, loyalty, fidelity, devotion, consecration, dedication, fealty, obedience:
Don't break faith with your electorate by supporting the bill.
Collocation dictionary
1 trust in sb/sth
ADJ.
enormous, great, tremendous | absolute, complete, implicit, total, unshakeable | blind
He seems to have a blind faith in his boss.
| abiding
an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity
| touching
She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty.
| public
Business crime undermines public faith in the business system.
VERB + FAITH
have | place, pin, put
He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals. She did not pin much faith on their chances of success.
| show | lose
people who lose faith in themselves
| shake, undermine | destroy | restore
trying to restore faith in the political system
| regain | retain
If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader.
| affirm, express, proclaim
PREP.
~ in
Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken.
PHRASES
an act of faith, a leap of faith
These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers.
| have every faith in sb
2 strong religious belief
ADJ.
religious | genuine, strong, true | simple | unquestioning | active
a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort
| personal
VERB + FAITH
have | come to, find
He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion.
| lose | shake, undermine | regain | proclaim
FAITH + NOUN
healer, healing
PREP.
through ~
They believe that people can come to salvation through faith.
| ~ in
After her son's death she lost her faith in God.
PHRASES
an article of faith
(often figurative) Manchester United's greatness was an article of faith for him (= a belief that could not be questioned).
3 religion
ADJ.
living
Christianity is a living faith which has shaped the history of Britain.
| world
The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education.
| Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, etc.
VERB + FAITH
profess | practise
Christians were allowed to practise their faith unmolested by the authorities.
| keep alive, uphold
Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith.
| hand on, pass on, preach, spread, teach
the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children feeling the call to preach the faith to others
PHRASES
people of different faiths
4 intention to do right
ADJ.
bad, good
The judge did not find any bad faith (= intention to do wrong)on the part of the defendants.
VERB + FAITH
keep
As club manager he was not prepared to keep faith with (= keep a promise to)the players who had failed him.
| break
(= break a promise to sb)
PREP.
in … ~
We printed the report in good faith, but have now learnt that it was incorrect.
Concise English dictionary
faithsfeɪθ
noun
+a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
+complete confidence in a person or plan etc
+an institution to express belief in a divine power
+loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
