faith
A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.
A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
We have but faith: we cannot know; / For knowledge is of things we see / And yet we trust it comes from thee, / A beam in darkness: let it grow.
A religious or spiritual belief system.
An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.
(obsolete) Credibility or truth.
(archaic) Really, truly.
'Faith, friend,' he says, 'that was a nasty fall for a fellow that has supped weel. Where might your road be gaun to?'
(obsolete or archaic) I swear.
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