faith
part of speech
noun (faith, mostly uncountable; a faith, faiths)
meaning for a pupil
1) Faith is a strong trust or belief in someone or something, even without proof. tree →
2) A faith is a religion, such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism. tree →
3) Faith is belief in God or gods. tree →
4) Faith can also be an old exclamation meaning "indeed". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it often means loyalty to a promise. To break faith is to betray God's trust. In the Prophets it means trust in God and steadiness, as in "the righteous shall live by his faith." Interpretation: Tradition sees faith (emunah) as steady loyalty and trust in God, shown in deeds as well as belief. Habakkuk's verse is read as a short summary of living by faithful trust in God. In the primary lessons: In religious education lessons pupils learn about different faiths and respect them; in stories characters keep faith in a friend or lose faith when let down. Phrases: «have faith in», «lose faith», «keep the faith», «people of all faiths», «in good faith» (honestly).
examples
- Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to revolt so as to break faith with the LORD in the matter of Peor, and so the plague was among the congregation of the LORD. (Torah NUM.31.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Seventh Path is the Occult Intelligence, because it is the Refulgent Splendor of all the Intellectual virtues which are perceived by the eyes of intellect, and by the contemplation of faith. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- The Seventh Path is the Occult Intelligence, because it is the Refulgent Splendour of all the Intellectual virtues which are perceived by the eyes of intellect, and by the contemplation of faith. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- If ye will not have faith, surely ye shall not be established.' (Prophets ISA.7.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith. (Prophets HAB.2.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to break faith with our God in marrying foreign women?' (Writings NEH.13.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have faith in my team; we can win. tree →
- People of many faiths live in our town. tree →
- Don't lose faith; keep practising. tree →
- The class learned about the Sikh faith. tree →
- She did it in good faith, meaning to help. tree →
- His faith is very important to him. tree →
- Dad has a lot of faith in his old car. tree →
- "Faith, you've been quicker than we have." tree →
note
Mostly uncountable; countable when it means a religion: «different faiths». Adjective: «faithful». Science is based on evidence, not on faith; but people use the word for trust too. Respect other people's faiths even if you believe differently.
In the corpora
- If ye will not have faith, surely ye shall not be established.'
- Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him; but the righteous shall live by his faith.
- Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to break faith with our God in marrying foreign women?'
- Mocking what someone holds dear, such as their faith, to upset them is unkind.
- Faith is so happy she cries.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «faith» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.