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faithful
[ feyth-fuhl ]
adjective
- true to one's word, promises, vows, etc.
faithful friends.
- reliable, trusted, or believed.
- strict or thorough in the performance of duty:
a faithful worker.
- adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate:
a faithful account;
a faithful copy.
- Obsolete. full of faith; believing.
noun
- the faithful,
- the believers, especially members of a Christian church or adherents of Islam.
- the body of loyal members of any party or group.
faithful
/ ˈfeɪθfʊl /
adjective
- having faith; remaining true, constant, or loyal
- maintaining sexual loyalty to one's lover or spouse
- consistently reliable
a faithful worker
- reliable or truthful
a faithful source
- accurate in detail
a faithful translation
noun
- the faithful
- the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
- any group of loyal and steadfast followers
Derived Forms
- ˈfaithfully, adverb
- ˈfaithfulness, noun
Other Words From
- faith·ful·ly adverb
- faith·ful·ness noun
- o·ver·faith·ful adjective
- pseu·do·faith·ful adjective
- qua·si-faith·ful adjective
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But is a Welsh lilt really the key to gaining people's trust as a faithful in the show?
Perhaps more significantly, Winkleman tells the new crop that the few contestants who make it to the final this year will no longer reveal whether they are a faithful or traitor as they are banished.
When news of Rooney's impending appointment leaked out, the reaction among the Plymouth faithful was one of pure disbelief.
Eggers’ version isn’t a “take” on “Nosferatu” so much as it is an overly faithful retelling, so indebted to its inspiration that it’s utterly hamstrung by its own reverence.
And then for the second audition, they gave me the whole script, and I realized it was very faithful to the book, which I was very happy about.
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