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faith meaning in Sanskrit

श्रद्धा śraddhā

/feɪθ/

faith in Sanskrit: श्रद्धा (śraddhā). In English, faith means a trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.

Sanskrit words for faith

feeling that something is true
श्रद्धा śraddhā

English meaning of faith

  1. noun A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.
  2. noun A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.
  3. noun A religious or spiritual belief system.
  4. noun An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.

Full definition of faith

faith in a sentence

  • The faithfulness of Old Faithful gives us faith in it.
  • I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.
  • Have faith in him, buddy.

Synonyms of faith

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Questions about faith in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of faith in Sanskrit?
Faith in Sanskrit is श्रद्धा (śraddhā).
faith इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Faith: श्रद्धा (śraddhā).
What does faith mean in English?
Faith means a trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.

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