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93481 Etymology dictionary, p. professor (n.).3
This sense is traced in OED to 1530s, but is perhaps a revival by the English Puritans of the use of the word from c. 1400 in the sense of "one who openly professes religious faith."
93482 Etymology dictionary, p. propaganda (n.).2
… the faith," a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions. The word is properly the ablative fem. gerundive of Latin …
93483 Etymology dictionary, p. proximate (adj.).2
… ; most faithful," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity ). Meaning "coming next in a chain of causation" is by 1660s. Related: Proximately .
93484 Etymology dictionary, p. proximity (n.).2
… ; most faithful," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity ).
93485 Etymology dictionary, p. Puritan (n.).2
… any faith or sect or party that advocates purity of doctrine or practice (used of Muslims from 1610s). Probably formed from purity. As an adjective from 1580s …
93486 Etymology dictionary, p. putative (adj.).2
… good faith by at least one party. Related: Putatively .
93487 Etymology dictionary, p. Rasputin.2
… and faith healer who held sway over court of Nicholas II of Russia. His nickname is from his doctrine of "rebirth through sin," that true holy communion must …
93488 Etymology dictionary, p. rely (v.).3
… one's faith to" a person or thing is from 1570s, perhaps via the notion of "rally to, fall back on." Typically used with on, perhaps by influence of unrelated lie …
93489 Etymology dictionary, p. religion (n.).2
… , a faith, a mode of worship, cult; sanctity, holiness," in Late Latin "monastic life" (5c.).
93490 Etymology dictionary, p. religion (n.).4
In English, the meaning "particular system of faith in the worship of a divine being or beings" is by c. 1300; the sense of "recognition of and allegiance in manner of life (perceived as justly due) to a higher, unseen power or powers" is from 1530s.
93491 Etymology dictionary, p. renegade (n.).2
… religious faith," probably (with change of suffix) from Spanish renegado (also the form of the English word in Hakluyt, etc.), originally "a Christian turned Muslim …
93492 Etymology dictionary, p. schismatic.2
… or faith on difference of opinion), from Old French scismatique, cismatique (Modern French schismatique ), from Church Latin schismaticus, from Greek skhismatikos …
93493 Etymology dictionary, p. sister (n.).5
… own faith" is from mid-15c. In modern use, of a woman in general from 1906; especially in U.S. of "a Black woman" from 1926; and in the sense of "fellow feminist" from 1912 …
93494 Etymology dictionary, p. slander (v.).2
… to faith, grace, etc."
93495 Etymology dictionary, p. sojourn (n.).2
… of faith, in reference to the soul's time on earth.
93496 Etymology dictionary, p. soldier (n.).5
… of faith. Figurative uses 18c.-19c. tended toward notions of "armored," "combative," and, of things and animals, "reddish," for the uniform color. Of ants or termites …
93497 Etymology dictionary, p. solifidian (n.).2
… alone without reference to works" (based on Romans iii.28), 1590s, a coinage of the Reformation, from Latin solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)) + fides "faith" (see faith (n …
93498 Etymology dictionary, p. steadfast (adj.).2
… purpose, faith, etc." (c. 1200), from Old English stedefæst "secure in position, steady, firm in its place," from stede "place, position" (see stead ) + fæst (see fast (adj.)).
93499 Etymology dictionary, p. steadfast (adj.).3
Similar formation in Middle Low German stedevast, Old Norse staðfastr "steadfast, firm; faithful, staunch, firm in one's mind." Related: Steadfastly, steadfastness .
93500 Etymology dictionary, p. steer (v.).4
… from faith. The sense of "manage, administer" is by c. 1300. To steer clear of in the figurative sense of "avoid completely" is recorded from 1723. Related: Steered …