noun
Meaning 1
A thing that is believed as a matter of faith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: credendum
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
article of faith
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noun
Meaning 2
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conviction, strong belief
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: belief
Narrower terms: amateurism
noun
Meaning 3
(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: credendum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dogma, tenet
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: uskonkappale — thing that is believed as a matter of faith
- French: article de foi — thing that is believed as a matter of faith
- German: Glaubensartikel — thing that is believed as a matter of faith
- Greek: άρθρο πίστεως (árthro písteos) — thing that is believed as a matter of faith
- Irish: airteagal creidimh — thing that is believed as a matter of faith
- Polish: artykuł wiary — thing that is believed as a matter of faith
- Swedish: trosartikel — thing that is believed as a matter of faith
- Welsh: erthygl ffydd — thing that is believed as a matter of faith