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faith·ful (fāt̸h′fəl)

adjective

  1. keeping faith; maintaining allegiance; constant; loyal faithful friends
  2. marked by or showing a strong sense of duty or responsibility; conscientious faithful attendance
  3. accurate; reliable; exact a faithful copy
  4. Obsolete full of faith, esp. religious faith

Etymology: ME

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faithful Idioms

the faithful

  1. the true believers (in any specified religion)
  2. the loyal adherents or supporters

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faithful Synonyms

faithful

modif.

loyal, constant, devoted, dedicated, true, staunch, steadfast, reliable, dependable, trusty, dutiful, trustworthy, trusted, genuine, incorruptible, firm in adherence, resolute, straight, honest, upright, honorable, scrupulous, firm, sure, unswerving, conscientious, unwavering, enduring, unchanging, steady, committed, supportive, attached, obedient, allegiant, patriotic, sincere, trusting, confiding, veracious, truehearted, true-blue*, hard-core*, true as steel*, tried and true*, at the feet of*.

Antonyms fickle*, false*, faithless.


faithful

n.

adherents of a faith, loyal members, believers, true believers, followers, supporters, congregation, the saved, the believing, the children of God.

faithful implies steadfast adherence to a person or thing to which one is bound as by an oath or obligation a faithful wife; loyal implies undeviating allegiance to a person, cause, institution, etc. which one feels morally bound to support or defend a loyal friend; constant suggests freedom from fickleness in affections or loyalties a constant lover; staunch (or stanch) implies such strong allegiance to one's principles or purposes as not to be turned aside by any cause a staunch defender of the truth; resolute stresses unwavering determination, often in adhering to one's personal ends or aims resolute in one's decision


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faithful Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • remain: The important point is to remain faithful to the primary source material.

Modifies a noun

  • servant: It is encouraging to find faithful servants of our Lord.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: For the most part, the game has remained faithful to the legendary movie.

Noun used with modifier

  • gop: Several state insurance is dealing with can afford the the gop faithful.

Modifying Another Word

  • remarkably: Those that know say that the Wachowskis ' adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's original graphic novel is remarkably faithful.

Preposition: in

  • prayer: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Preposition: of

  • prelature: The faithful of the Prelature join by a contractual commitment rather than by vows.
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faithful quotes

A faithful friend is the medicine of life; and they that fear the Lord shall find him.

-Bible (Apocrypha)

His lord said unto him,Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will maketheerulerover many things: enter thou intothejoy of thy lord.

-Bible (NewTestament)

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in 116 much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

-Bible (NewTestament)

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