- Faith -

 


1 Corinthians 15:17 

"And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins."



  

  faith [fayth] (plural faiths) noun

1. belief or trust: belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without logical proof

2. RELIGION religion or religious group: a system of religious belief, or the group of people who adhere to it

3. RELIGION trust in God: belief in and devotion to God • Her faith is unwavering.

4. set of beliefs: a strongly held set of beliefs or principles • people of different political faiths

5. loyalty: allegiance or loyalty to somebody or something

 

[13th century. Via Old French feid from Latin fides "trust, belief" (source of English confide and fealty ). Ultimately from an Indo-European word that is also the ancestor of English federal .]