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• 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.
• he has blind faith (= unreasonable trust) in doctors' ability to find a cure.

faith

1. trust in somebody’s ability or knowledge; trust that somebody/something 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.
• He has blind faith (= unreasonable trust) in doctors' ability to find a cure.
2. strong religious belief
• to lose your faith
• Faith is stronger than reason.
3. a particular religion
• the Christian faith
• The children are learning to understand people of different faiths.
4. the intention to do something right
• They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.
5. to break/keep a promise that you have made to somebody; to stop/continue being loyal to somebody
6. knowing that what you are doing is wrong
7. believing that what you are doing is right; believing that something 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).
8. to rely on somebody/something completely for success or help
• The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.

Extra Examples

• As club manager he was not prepared to keep faith with the players who had failed him.
• Business crime undermines public faith in the business system.
• Christianity is a living faith which has shaped the history of Britain.
• Christians were allowed to practise their faith unmolested by the authorities.
• He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals.
• He felt the call to preach the faith to others.
• He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion.
• He seems to have a blind faith in his boss.
• Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken.
• I have little faith in doctors these days.
• I wish I shared your faith in the jury system.
• If the company can retain its customers’ faith it could become the market leader.
• Manchester United’s greatness was an article of faith for him.
• She did not pin much faith on their chances of success.
• She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty.
• The judge did not find any bad faith on the part of the defendants.
• The judge did not find any bad faith= intention to do wrong on the part of the defendants.
• The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education.
• Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith.
• These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers.
• Thet had entered into the contract in bad faith.
• They are trying to restore faith in the political system.
• They believe that people can come to salvation through faith.
• They kept the faith in the face of ridicule.
• We printed the report in good faith, but have now learned that it was incorrect.
• a committee which is made up of members of different faith groups
• a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort
• an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity
• her new-found faith in Jesus
• people who lose faith in themselves
• the debate on faith schools
• the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children
• the team’s greatness was an article of faith for him= a belief that could not be questioned.
• Her friend’s kindness restored her faith in human nature.
• I have great faith in you—I know you’ll do well.
• I lost my faith when my parents died.
• If I were you, I would not place too much faith in their findings.
• The children learn to understand people of different faiths.
• We’ve lost faith in the government’s promises.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French feid, from Latin fides.