faith synonyms

faith

n.

  1. Complete trust

    confidence, trust, credence, belief, credit, assurance, acceptance, expectation, hope, dependence, conviction, sureness, fidelity, loyalty, troth, certainty, surety, allegiance, assent, credulity, certitude, reliance.

    Antonyms doubt*, skepticism*, distrust. *

  2. A formal system of beliefs

    religion, creed, doctrine, dogma, belief, tenet, revelation, credo, gospel, profession, confession, conviction, persuasion, canon, principle, piety, church, orthodoxy, worship, theism, teaching, theology, doxy, decalogue, denomination, cult, sect. For specific faiths see church 3, religion 2. See syn. study at belief.

bad faith

insincerity, duplicity, infidelity; see dishonesty.

break faith

be disloyal, abandon, fail; see betray 1.

good faith

sincerity, honor, trustworthiness; see honesty 1.

in faith

indeed, in fact, in reality; see really 1.

keep faith

be loyal, adhere, follow; see support 2.

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