faith

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Main Entry: faith
Pronunciation: 'fAth
Function: noun, transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): plural faiths /'fAths, sometimes 'fA[th]z/
Etymology: Middle English feith, from Anglo-French feid, fei, from Latin fides; akin to Latin fidere to trust -- more at BIDE
1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : LOYALTY b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions
2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust
3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs <the Protestant faith>
synonym see BELIEF
- on faith : without question <took everything he said on faith>

We must have faith that our collaborations will work!

[Perry]

We must have faith that our collaborations will work!

When we collaborate on word play, I have perfect faith that they will.

Speaking of faith, do you know the one about the definition of an atheist? It is someone with no invisible means of support.

[sluggo]

We must have faith that our collaborations will work!

When we collaborate on word play, I have perfect faith that they will.

Speaking of faith, do you know the one about the definition of an atheist? It is someone with no invisible means of support.

Yeah, there's nothing an agnostic can't do if he really doesn't know whether he believes in anything or not (-Monty Python) Coincidentally, my mother just told the joke about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac who loses sleep wondering if there is a dog...