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fayth

fayth is the obsolete spelling of faith.

Meaning of faith

Noun

faith (countable and uncountable, plural faiths)

  1. A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.
    • The faithfulness of Old Faithful gives us faith in it.
  2. A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.
    • I have faith that my prayers will be answered.
  3. (metonymically) A religious or spiritual belief system.
    • The Christian faith.
  4. An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.
    • He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.
  5. (obsolete) Credibility or truth.
    • the faith of the foregoing […] narrative1784-1810, William Mitford, History of Greece

See all 11 meanings of faith

Forms of fayth

pluralfayths

Questions about fayth

What is fayth the obsolete spelling of?
Fayth is the obsolete spelling of faith.

Words near fayth in the dictionary

  1. fayryes
  2. fayrys
  3. fays
  4. Faysal
  5. FAYT
  6. fayth
  7. faythe
  8. faythes
  9. fayths
  10. faytour
  11. faytours

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