Faithful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.
  • adj. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
  • adj. Having or full of faith.
  • adj. Worthy of trust or belief; reliable.
  • adj. Consistent with truth or actuality: a faithful reproduction of the portrait.
  • noun-plural. The practicing members of a religious faith, especially of Christianity or Islam: a pilgrimage to Mecca made by the faithful.
  • noun-plural. The steadfast adherents of a faith or cause: a meeting of the party faithful.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause
  • adj. having faith
  • adj. reliable; worthy of trust
  • adj. consistent with reality
  • adj. engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner
  • n. The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.
  • adj. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements.
  • adj. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity.
  • adj. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Full of faith; having faith; believing.
  • Firm in faith; full of loyalty and fidelity; true and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound, or in the performance of duties or services; exact in attending to commands: as, a faithful subject; a faithful servant; a faithful husband or wife.
  • Observant of compacts, treaties, contracts, vows, or other engagements; true to one's word: as, a government faithful to its treaties; faithful to one's word.
  • Trust worthy; true; exact; conforming to the letter and spirit; conformable to truth or to a prototype: as, a faithful execution of a will; a faithful narrative; a faithful likeness.
  • True; worthy of belief; truthful: as, a faithful witness.
  • Synonyms Truthful, careful, trusty, trustworthy, stanch, incorruptible, reliable.
  • Close, strict, accurate, conscientious.
  • n. A faithful person.
  • n. Among Mohammedans, the true believers: hence the calif is called “Commander of the Faithful.”
  • n. In political use, the general body of unquestioning adherents of a party: used in contempt by members of other parties.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any loyal and steadfast following
  • n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
  • adj. not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
  • adj. steadfast in affection or allegiance
  • adj. marked by fidelity to an original
  • Equivalent
    true to    loyal    true-hearted    firm    true    fast    accurate   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    followers    following   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    upright    trusty    sincere    trustworthy    veracious    honest    loyal    exact    accurate    constant   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    unfaithful   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    loyal    brave    humble    pious    able    conscientious    sincere    useful    easily    minute