faith

Trust in someone’s ability or honesty, or in something’s reliability, based on what you know.

• I have faith in you.
• The team lost faith in its coach.
• Her quick response restored our faith in the service.

How to use it: faith in someone/something (We have faith in her ability to solve the problem.)

Similar words: trust, confidence

Opposites: distrust

Common phrases: faith in someone, lose faith, restore faith

A strong belief that something is true, even without proof.

• Faith keeps her hopeful.
• He accepted the story on faith.
• Their faith that things would improve never disappeared.

How to use it: faith in something (Her faith in a better future gives her strength.); faith that… (He has faith that his prayers will be answered.)

Similar words: belief, conviction

Opposites: doubt

Common phrases: have faith, blind faith, faith in something

A religion with its own beliefs and practices.

• They belong to different faiths.
• She was raised in the Christian faith.
• The school welcomes children of every faith.

Similar words: religion

Common phrases: christian faith, different faith, someone’s faith