The recent scandals involving altar boys and religious leaders have undermined the faith people have in the Church.
Source: tatoeba (1943)
Faith
/feɪθ/
Synonyms for "faith" (260 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Noun(8 words)
abandonacceptationacceptionacquiescenceactivityadherenceadherentsadhesionadorationallegianceapostolic faithapprehensionardencyardorarrogancearticles of religionaspirationassumptionassuranceassured faith
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assurednessattachmentavouchavouchmentbeliefbona fidesbondbonne foicampaigncardinal virtuescatechismcausecertaintycertitudecharitycheerful expectationchurchchurchgoingclasscocksurenesscommitmentcommittednesscommunioncompliance
Strong matches (78)
confessionconfidenceconfidentnessconformityconnectionconsecrationconstancyconvictioncouragecredencecredendacrediblecreditcredocredulitycreedcrusadecultcultismdedication
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denominationdependencedesiredevotednessdevotiondevoutnessdisciplesdoctrinal statementdoctrinedogmadoomed hopedriveduteousnessdutifulnessdutyearnestnessexpectationfair prospectfaithfulnessfealtyfervencyfervent hopefervidnessfervorfidelityfirefirmnessfollowerfollowersformulated belieffortitudegood cheergood faithgood hopegospelgreat causegreat expectationsguaranteeheartinessheatheatednesshigh hopeshomagehopehopeful prognosishopefulnesshopeshopinghoping against hopehubris
Related words (130)
ideologyimpassionednessintensityintentnessinterestismissuejusticelifeworklovelove of godloyaltymass movementmovementnatural virtuesoathobedienceobediencyobligationobservance
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old-time religionorderorthodoxyoverconfidenceoversurenessoverweeningoverweeningnessparolepassionpassionatenesspersuasionpietismpietypiousnesspledgeplightpoisepolitical faithpolitical philosophypompositypositivenessprayerful hopepresumptionprideprimitive faithprinciplepromiseprospectprospectsprudencereason for beingreceptionreliancereliance onreligionreligionismreligious beliefreligious faithreligiousnessresolutionreverencesanguine expectationschoolsectsecurityself-assuranceself-confidenceself-importanceself-relianceseriousnessserviceservilityservitiumsettled beliefsinceritysolemn declarationspiritstaunchnesssteadfastnessstockstoresubjective certaintysubmissionsubmissivenesssuit and servicesuit servicesupernatural virtuessurenesssuretysuspension of disbeliefsystem of beliefsystem of beliefsteachingtemperancetenetsthe faiththeismtheological virtuestheologytietraditiontrothtrue bluetrue faithtruenesstrustvehemencevenerationvowwarmthwarrantywell-grounded hopeweltanschauungwillingnesswordword of honorworld viewworshipworshipfulnesszeal
Noun(10 words)
jainismloyaltyorganized religionpietyreligious beliefscientologysikhismsystem of religious belieftrustingzoroastrianism
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More general
13 entriesallegianceattachmentattitudebeliefbelief systemcommitmentdedicationestablishmentinstitutionloyaltysupernatural virtuetheological virtueworldview
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7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesblind faithdeep faithfaith communityfaith traditionreligious faithstrong faith
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
30 total sentences available.
Teachers should give their children faith that tomorrow will be brighter and happier.
Source: tatoeba (19054)
Faith which does not doubt is dead faith.
Source: tatoeba (20035)
Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.
Source: tatoeba (26419)
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