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1Faith — • In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word means essentially steadfastness. As signifying man s attitude towards God it means trustfulness or fiducia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Faith Faith …
2Faith healing — Faith healer redirects here. For the play by Brian Friel, see Faith Healer. Faith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents,… …
3Faith — (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid}, {Bide}, and cf.… …
4Faith cure — Faith Faith (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid},… …
5faith healing — fāth .hē liŋ n a method of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God faith healer n …
6faith cure — noun care provided through prayer and faith in God • Syn: ↑faith healing • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑attention, ↑aid, ↑tending • Hyponyms: ↑laying on of hands * * * …
7exercise, exorcise — When these two words are misused, the mistake is probably due to misspelling or mispronunciation. Exercise means something done or performed, bodily or mental exertion, to train, develop, or condition : This is an exercise to strengthen one s… …
8exercise — copulation Usually taken in a horizontal position: The looks he gave me when he was talking about faith and the Blessed Virgin. It isn t only the bishops who like to get their exercise. (R. Doyle, 1996 a woman had a conversation with a… …
9faith healing — noun Date: 1885 a method of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God • faith healer noun …
10Act of faith — Faith Faith (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid},… …
