Faith

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Faith

Meaning of Faith

Synonyms of Faith

noun

  • acceptance
  • allegiance
  • assurance
  • assured expectation
  • belief
  • certainty
  • certitude
  • confidence
  • constancy
  • conviction
  • credence
  • deeprooted belief
  • dependence
  • fidelity
  • tides
  • firm belief
  • freedom from doubt
  • hope
  • implicit belief
  • implicit confidence
  • loyalty
  • opinio
  • optimism
  • persuasio
  • reliance
  • sanguine expectation
  • sanguineness
  • staunch belief
  • staunch loyalty
  • steadfast belief
  • steadfastness
  • sureness
  • surety
  • troth
  • trust
  • unquestioning acceptance
  • unshakable trustforeign phrases: Fides servanda est
  • Faith must be observed
  • Judiciis posterioribusfides est adhibenda
  • Credit should be given to the more recent decisions
  • Ligeantia est quasi legis essentia; est vinculum fidei
  • Allegiance is the essence of law; it is the bond of faith

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Faith in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims

Belief; confidence; reliance; credence; trust. Fair intent of purpose; honesty, openness, uprightness; sincerity; fidelity to a representation, promise, or duty.

Note: This legal definition of Faith in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.


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