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faithful

[ feyth-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. true to one's word, promises, vows, etc.
  2. steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant:

    faithful friends.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. reliable, trusted, or believed.
  4. strict or thorough in the performance of duty:

    a faithful worker.

  5. adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate:

    a faithful account;

    a faithful copy.

    Synonyms: ,

  6. Obsolete. full of faith; believing.


noun

  1. the faithful,
    1. the believers, especially members of a Christian church or adherents of Islam.
    2. the body of loyal members of any party or group.

faithful

/ ˈڱɪθʊ /

adjective

  1. having faith; remaining true, constant, or loyal
  2. maintaining sexual loyalty to one's lover or spouse
  3. consistently reliable

    a faithful worker

  4. reliable or truthful

    a faithful source

  5. accurate in detail

    a faithful translation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the faithful
    1. the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
    2. any group of loyal and steadfast followers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڲٳڳܱ, adverb
  • ˈڲٳڳܱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ڲٳ·ڳܱ· adverb
  • ڲٳ·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • ··ڲٳ·ڳܱ adjective
  • ··ڲٳ·ڳܱ adjective
  • ܲ·-ڲٳ·ڳܱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of faithful1

First recorded in 1375–1425; faith, -ful
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Synonym Study

Faithful, constant, loyal imply qualities of stability, dependability, and devotion. Faithful implies long-continued and steadfast fidelity to whatever one is bound to by a pledge, duty, or obligation: a faithful friend. Constant suggests firmness and steadfastness in attachment: a constant affection. Loyal implies unswerving allegiance to a person, organization, cause, or idea: loyal to one's associates, one's country.
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It could end up being a key test of whether the Trump faithful who ushered him back into office are prepared for more economic uncertainty.

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After running into Mantle and his family several times in the neighborhood and at events, the couple, still faithful listeners, became close to the family, with Mantle even officiating their 2009 wedding.

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Popes wield such power that they can speak ex cathedra — literally, from the papal throne — to make infallible pronouncements on morality that the faithful must obey.

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But in the end, Mantel has both men die in much the same manner: a faithful servant discarded by a king whose capricious whims, finally, abrased too roughly on the immortal soul.

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That was probably fine for this show to the faithful, and no one working today can match the mercurial strangeness of Carti’s complete vision.

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