faith

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From Middle English faith (also fay), borrowed from Old French fei, feid, from Latin fidem. Doublet of foy. Displaced native Old English ġelēafa, which was also a word for belief. * Old French had [θ] as a final devoiced allophone of /ð/ from lenited Latin /d/; this eventually fell silent in the 12th century. The -th of the Middle English forms is most straightforwardly accounted for as a direct borrowing of a French [θ]. However, it has also been seen as arising from alteration of a French form with -d under influence of English abstract nouns in the suffix -th (e.g., truth, ruth, health, etc.), or as a recharacterization of a French form like fay, fey, fei with the same suffix. Compare Champenois fiate, fiaite, showing the same preservation of the final consonant.

274 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 費斯 /费斯 (Fèisī) — city
• Afrikaans: geloof — feeling that something is true
• Albanian: besim — feeling that something is true
• Albanian: besë — feeling that something is true
• Amharic: እምነት (ʾəmnät) — feeling that something is true
• Arabic: إِيمَان (ʔīmān) — feeling that something is true
• Arabic: مُعْتَقَد (muʕtaqad) — feeling that something is true
• Arabic: اِعْتِقَاد (iʕtiqād) — feeling that something is true
• Aramaic: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ — feeling that something is true
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (haymānūṯā) — feeling that something is true
• Armenian: հավատ (havat) — feeling that something is true
• Asturian: fe — feeling that something is true
• Azerbaijani: iman — feeling that something is true
• Azerbaijani: inanc — feeling that something is true
• Bashkir: иман (iman) — feeling that something is true
• Belarusian: ве́ра (vjéra) — feeling that something is true
• Bengali: বিশ্বাস (biśśaś) — feeling that something is true
• Bengali: এতেকাদ (etekad) — feeling that something is true
• Bengali: ঈমান (iman) — feeling that something is true
• Bulgarian: вя́ра (vjára) — feeling that something is true
• Burmese: သဒ္ဓါ (saddha) — feeling that something is true
• Catalan: fe — feeling that something is true
• Cherokee: ᎪᎯᏳᏗ (gohiyudi) — feeling that something is true
• Chinese Cantonese: 信心 (seon3 sam1) — feeling that something is true
• Chinese Mandarin: 信念 (xìnniàn) — feeling that something is true
• Chinese Mandarin: 信心 (xìnxīn) — feeling that something is true
• Chinese Mandarin: 信賴 /信赖 (xìnlài) — feeling that something is true
• Czech: víra — feeling that something is true
• Danish: tro — feeling that something is true
• Dutch: vertrouwen — feeling that something is true
• Dutch: geloof — feeling that something is true
• Esperanto: fido — feeling that something is true
• Estonian: usk — feeling that something is true
• Even: тэдьэн (təʒən) — feeling that something is true
• Evenki: тэде (təʒe) — feeling that something is true
• Faroese: trúgv — feeling that something is true
• Fijian: vakabauta — feeling that something is true
• Fijian: vakadinata — feeling that something is true
• Finnish: luottamus — feeling that something is true
• Finnish: usko — feeling that something is true
• French: foi — feeling that something is true
• Old French: feid — feeling that something is true
• Saterland Frisian: Gloowe — feeling that something is true
• West-Frisian: leauwe — feeling that something is true
• Friulian: fede — feeling that something is true
• Galician: fe — feeling that something is true
• Georgian: რწმენა (rc̣mena) — feeling that something is true
• German: Glaube — feeling that something is true
• Greek: πίστη (písti) — feeling that something is true
• Ancient Greek: πίστις (pístis) — feeling that something is true
• Hausa: imani — feeling that something is true
• Hawaiian: manaʻoʻiʻo — feeling that something is true
• Hebrew: אֱמוּנָה (emuná) — feeling that something is true
• Hebrew: אֵמוּן (emún) — feeling that something is true
• Hindi: आस्था (āsthā) — feeling that something is true
• Hindi: धारणा (dhārṇā) — feeling that something is true
• Hindi: ईमान (īmān) — feeling that something is true
• Hindi: यक़ीन (yaqīn) — feeling that something is true
• Hindi: विश्वास (viśvās) — feeling that something is true
• Hindi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā) — feeling that something is true
• Hungarian: hit — feeling that something is true
• Icelandic: trú — feeling that something is true
• Italian: fede — feeling that something is true
• Italian: fiducia — feeling that something is true
• Japanese: 信頼 (shinrai) — feeling that something is true
• Japanese: 信奉 (shinpō) — feeling that something is true
• Japanese: 信仰 (shinkō) — feeling that something is true
• Japanese: 信念 (shinnen) — feeling that something is true
• Japanese: 信教 (shinkyō) — feeling that something is true
• Japanese: 信義 (shingi) — feeling that something is true
• Kazakh: сенім (senım) — feeling that something is true
• Khmer: សទ្ធា (satthiə) — feeling that something is true
• Korean: 믿음 (mideum) — feeling that something is true
• Korean: 신앙 (sinang) — feeling that something is true
• Northern Kurdish: bawerî — feeling that something is true
• Northern Kurdish: îman — feeling that something is true
• Kyrgyz: ишеним (işenim) — feeling that something is true
• Kyrgyz: ишенич (işenic) — feeling that something is true
• Kyrgyz: дин (din) — feeling that something is true
• Kyrgyz: ак ниеттик (ak niyettik) — feeling that something is true
• Kyrgyz: берилгендик (berilgendik) — feeling that something is true
• Kyrgyz: убада (ubada) — feeling that something is true
• Kyrgyz: кепилдик (kepildik) — feeling that something is true
• Lao: ສັດທາ (sat thā) — feeling that something is true
• Lao: ຄວາມເຊື່ອ (khuām sư̄a) — feeling that something is true
• Latin: fides — feeling that something is true
• Latvian: pārliecība — feeling that something is true
• Latvian: ticība — feeling that something is true
• Lithuanian: tikėjimas — feeling that something is true
• Macedonian: вера (vera) — feeling that something is true
• Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (viśvāsaṁ) — feeling that something is true
• Maltese: fidi — feeling that something is true
• Māori: whakapono — feeling that something is true
• Mirandese: fé — feeling that something is true
• Mongolian: итгэл (itgel) — feeling that something is true
• Mongolian: ᠢᠲᠡᠭᠡᠯ (itegel) — feeling that something is true
• Naga Pidgin: biswas — feeling that something is true
• Navajo: oodlą́ — feeling that something is true
• Norman: fei — feeling that something is true
• Norwegian Bokmål: tro — feeling that something is true
• Occitan: fe — feeling that something is true
• Church Slavic: вѣра (věra) — feeling that something is true
• Old East Slavic: вѣра (věra) — feeling that something is true
• Old English: ġelēafa — feeling that something is true
• Pali: saddhā — feeling that something is true
• Pannonian Rusyn: вира (vira) — feeling that something is true
• Pashto: ايمان (imãn) — feeling that something is true
• Pashto: اعتقاد (e'teqãd) — feeling that something is true
• Dari: اِیمَان (īmān) — feeling that something is true
• Dari: اِعْتِقَاد (i'tiqād) — feeling that something is true
• Iranian Persian: ایمان (imân) — feeling that something is true
• Iranian Persian: اِعْتِقاد (e'teġâd) — feeling that something is true
• Plautdietsch: Gloowe — feeling that something is true
• Polish: wiara — feeling that something is true
• Portuguese: fé — feeling that something is true
• Romanian: credință — feeling that something is true
• Romansh: fai — feeling that something is true
• Russian: ве́ра (véra) — feeling that something is true
• Sanskrit: श्रद्धा (śraddhā) — feeling that something is true
• Sardinian: fide — feeling that something is true
• Sardinian: fidi — feeling that something is true
• Scottish Gaelic: creideamh — feeling that something is true
• Scottish Gaelic: creideas — feeling that something is true
• Serbo-Croatian: ве̏ра — feeling that something is true
• Serbo-Croatian: вје̏ра — feeling that something is true
• Serbo-Croatian: vȅra — feeling that something is true
• Serbo-Croatian: vjȅra — feeling that something is true
• Sicilian: fidi — feeling that something is true
• Slovak: viera — feeling that something is true
• Slovene: vera — feeling that something is true
• Upper Sorbian: wěra — feeling that something is true
• Spanish: fe — feeling that something is true
• Swahili: imani — feeling that something is true
• Swedish: tro — feeling that something is true
• Tagalog: pananampalataya — feeling that something is true
• Tagalog: paniniwala — feeling that something is true
• Tajik: имон (imon) — feeling that something is true
• Tajik: эътикод (e'tikod) — feeling that something is true
• Tatar: иман (iman) — feeling that something is true
• Telugu: నమ్మకము (nammakamu) — feeling that something is true
• Telugu: విశ్వాసము (viśvāsamu) — feeling that something is true
• Thai: ศรัทธา (sàt-taa) — feeling that something is true
• Thai: ความเชื่อ (kwaam-chʉ̂ʉa) — feeling that something is true
• Tibetan: དད་པ — feeling that something is true
• Turkish: inanç — feeling that something is true
• Turkish: iman — feeling that something is true
• Ottoman Turkish: ایمان (iman) — feeling that something is true
• Turkmen: iman — feeling that something is true
• Ukrainian: ві́ра (víra) — feeling that something is true
• Urdu: اِیمان (īmān) — feeling that something is true
• Urdu: یَقِین (yaqīn) — feeling that something is true
• Urdu: اِعْتِقاد (i'tiqād) — feeling that something is true
• Uyghur: ئىشەنچ (ishench) — feeling that something is true
• Uyghur: ئېتىقاد (ëtiqad) — feeling that something is true
• Uyghur: ئىمان (iman) — feeling that something is true
• Uzbek: ishonch — feeling that something is true
• Uzbek: eʻtiqod — feeling that something is true
• Uzbek: imon — feeling that something is true
• Venetan: fè — feeling that something is true
• Vietnamese: tín ngưỡng — feeling that something is true
• Vietnamese: tin — feeling that something is true
• Vietnamese: tin tưởng — feeling that something is true
• Vilamovian: głaowa — feeling that something is true
• Zazaki: iman — feeling that something is true
• Zulu: ithemba — feeling that something is true
• Arabic: إِيمَان (ʔīmān) — religious belief system
• Arabic: دِين (dīn) — religious belief system
• Azerbaijani: iman — religious belief system
• Azerbaijani: din — religious belief system
• Azerbaijani: inanc — religious belief system
• Basque: fede — religious belief system
• Belarusian: ве́ра (vjéra) — religious belief system
• Belarusian: веравызна́нне (vjeravyznánnje) — religious belief system
• Belarusian: вызна́нне (vyznánnje) — religious belief system
• Belarusian: канфе́сія (kanfjésija) — religious belief system
• Bulgarian: вя́ра (vjára) — religious belief system
• Bulgarian: вероизпове́дание (veroizpovédanie) — religious belief system
• Chinese Cantonese: 信仰 (seon3 joeng5) — religious belief system
• Chinese Mandarin: 信仰 (xìnyǎng) — religious belief system
• Finnish: usko — religious belief system
• French: foi — religious belief system
• Old French: feid — religious belief system
• Georgian: მრწამსი (mrc̣amsi) — religious belief system
• Georgian: რჯული (rǯuli) — religious belief system
• Georgian: აღმსარებლობა (aɣmsarebloba) — religious belief system
• German: Glaube — religious belief system
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (galaubeins) — religious belief system
• Hebrew: דָּת (dat) — religious belief system
• Hindi: धर्म (dharm) — religious belief system
• Hindi: दीन (dīn) — religious belief system
• Indonesian: keyakinan — religious belief system
• Indonesian: kepercayaan — religious belief system
• Indonesian: iman — religious belief system
• Italian: fede — religious belief system
• Japanese: 信仰 (shinkō) — religious belief system
• Kapampangan: kasalpantayanan — religious belief system
• Kazakh: дін (dın) — religious belief system
• Korean: 신앙 (sinang) — religious belief system
• Kyrgyz: дин (din) — religious belief system
• Lao: ສາດສະຫນາ (sāt sa nā) — religious belief system
• Lao: ສັດທາ (sat thā) — religious belief system
• Macedonian: вера (vera) — religious belief system
• Malay: iman — religious belief system
• Malay: din — religious belief system
• Navajo: oodlą́ — religious belief system
• Occitan: fe — religious belief system
• Old English: ġelēafa — religious belief system
• Dari: اِیمَان (īmān) — religious belief system
• Dari: دِین (dīn) — religious belief system
• Iranian Persian: ایمان (imân) — religious belief system
• Iranian Persian: دین (din) — religious belief system
• Plautdietsch: Gloowe — religious belief system
• Polish: wyznanie — religious belief system
• Portuguese: fé — religious belief system
• Punjabi: دھرم (dharm) — religious belief system
• Russian: ве́ра (véra) — religious belief system
• Russian: вероиспове́дание (veroispovédanije) — religious belief system
• Russian: конфе́ссия (konféssija) — religious belief system
• Russian: испове́дание (ispovédanije) — religious belief system
• Slovene: vera — religious belief system
• Slovene: veroizpoved — religious belief system
• Spanish: fe — religious belief system
• Swedish: tro — religious belief system
• Tajik: имон (imon) — religious belief system
• Tajik: дин (din) — religious belief system
• Tatar: иман (iman) — religious belief system
• Tatar: дин (din) — religious belief system
• Turkish: inanç — religious belief system
• Turkish: iman — religious belief system
• Turkish: din — religious belief system
• Ottoman Turkish: ایمان (iman) — religious belief system
• Ottoman Turkish: دین (din) — religious belief system
• Turkmen: din — religious belief system
• Ukrainian: ві́ра (víra) — religious belief system
• Ukrainian: віросповіда́ння (virospovidánnja) — religious belief system
• Ukrainian: конфе́сія (konfésija) — religious belief system
• Ukrainian: віровизна́ння (virovyznánnja) — religious belief system
• Ukrainian: визна́ння (vyznánnja) — religious belief system
• Urdu: اِیمان (īmān) — religious belief system
• Urdu: دِین (dīn) — religious belief system
• Uzbek: imon — religious belief system
• Uzbek: din — religious belief system
• Walloon: fwè — religious belief system
• Zazaki: din (diq) — religious belief system
• Finnish: uskollisuus — obligation of loyalty or fidelity
• Finnish: usko — obligation of loyalty or fidelity
• Old French: feid — obligation of loyalty or fidelity
• Portuguese: fé — obligation of loyalty or fidelity
• Russian: ве́ра (véra) — obligation of loyalty or fidelity
• Slovene: vera — obligation of loyalty or fidelity
• Turkish: vefa — obligation of loyalty or fidelity
• Chinese Cantonese: 信心 (seon3 sam1) — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Chinese Mandarin: 信心 (xìnxīn) — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Finnish: luottamus — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Finnish: usko — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• French: foi — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• French: confiance — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Old French: feid — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• German: Vertrauen — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Indonesian: keyakinan — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Italian: fiducia — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Norwegian Bokmål: tillit — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tillit — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Portuguese: fé — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Russian: ве́ра (véra) — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Russian: уве́ренность (uvérennostʹ) — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Spanish: confianza — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Spanish: fe — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Turkish: itikat — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Turkish: güven — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Zazaki: emel — confidence in the intentions or abilities
• Finnish: uskottavuus — credibility or truth
• Finnish: todenmukaisuus — credibility or truth
• Old French: feid — credibility or truth