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seed-faith

seed-faith noun: the practice of donating money to religious causes in the belief that one will receive blessings from God in exchange; associated with televangelism.

Noun

seed-faith (uncountable)

  1. The practice of donating money to religious causes in the belief that one will receive blessings from God in exchange; associated with televangelism.

Origin of seed-faith

In reference to Matthew 17:20: "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" (KJV).

Questions about seed-faith

What does seed-faith mean?
Seed-faith means the practice of donating money to religious causes in the belief that one will receive blessings from God in exchange; associated with televangelism.
What part of speech is seed-faith?
Seed-faith is a noun.

Words near seed-faith in the dictionary

  1. seed-buds
  2. seed-cake
  3. seed-cakes
  4. seed-drill
  5. seed-drills
  6. seed-faith
  7. seed-lobe
  8. seed-lobes
  9. seed-nut
  10. seed-nuts
  11. seed-pod

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