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taken on faith

taken on faith is the past participle of take on faith.

Meaning of take on faith

Verb

take on faith (third-person singular simple present takes on faith, present participle taking on faith, simple past took on faith, past participle taken on faith)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.
    • Their own parents, for example, will be able to regale them with tales about how they simply took it on faith that democracy was the best possible form of government, and this blinded them from even considering the possibility that Washington was full of idiots and crooks.2010, Mark R. Crovelli, Gathering Data while Washington Burns
    Synonyms:
    take on trust

Questions about taken on faith

What is taken on faith the past participle of?
Taken on faith is the past participle of take on faith.

Words near taken on faith in the dictionary

  1. taken off one's chest
  2. taken off one's gloves
  3. taken offense
  4. taken office
  5. taken on
  6. taken on faith
  7. taken on strength
  8. taken on the chin
  9. taken on trust
  10. taken on water
  11. taken one day at a time

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