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A person's thoughts, for instance, are considered accidents that inhere in the atoms of the person's brain, while his or her faith is an accident inhering in the atoms of the heart.

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  1. noun Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
  2. noun Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See Synonyms at belief, trust.
  3. noun Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters.
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  • "If you have any doubts about our government's desire to treat Mr. Sharmonov with the utmost courtesy," Tiffany said, "I suggest you call Mr. Aronson at the State Department." —  Dance Of Desire
  • Her gallant courage, her indomitable spirit, her faith was the standard that led her men on. —  Dragons of a Fallen Sun
  • A person's thoughts, for instance, are considered accidents that inhere in the atoms of the person's brain, while his or her faith is an accident inhering in the atoms of the heart. —  Guess Who Was At The Party?
  • LOTHIAN: Finding out just where a candidate should wear his or her faith is a delicate balance, especially since some voters identify themselves as non-believers. —  CNN Transcript Jul 19, 2007
  • The best comment upon his faith is the saying of Meredith, “The fact that character can be and is developed by the clash of circumstances is to me a warrant for infinite hope.” [ —  Robert Browning
 

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belief ·  confidence ·  religion ·  truth ·  virtue ·  love ·  sentiment ·  peace ·  interest
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  1. Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fed, from Latin fidēs; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English faith, feith, fayth, feyth (the -th being an accommodation, to the common English suffix -th (as in truth, ruth, health, and other abstract nouns), of -d in the oldest Old French form feid), also fay, fey, fei, faith, fidelity, trust, belief, from Old French feid, foit, later fei (see fay), foi (Anglo-French fei), nominative fez, fois = Provencal fe, nominative fes = Spanish Portuguese fe = Italian fede, from Latin fides, accusative fidem, faith, belief, trust, from fidere, trust, confide in, = Greek πείθειν, persuade, mid. πείθεσθαι, believe, 2d perfect πέποιθα, I trust (deriv. πίστις, trust, faith, πιστός, trusty, faithful, trustworthy, credible), √, *φιθ, orig. move by entreaty, = Anglo-Saxon biddan, English bid, entreat, pray, akin to Anglo-Saxon bīdan, English bide, await: see bid and bide. From the same Latin source are English fidelity, fiduciary, etc., infidel, etc., affidavit, affy, affiant, defy, defiant, confide, confident, etc., diffident, perfidy, etc.
  2. from faith, n.
  3. Abbr. of i' faith, Middle English i faith, i. e., in faith. This phrase appears in many forms—i' faith, ifacks, ifecks, etc., faiks, faix, facks, fecks, fegs, etc.
 

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