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93921 Etymology dictionary, p. apostate (n.).2
… or faith," from Old French apostat and directly from Late Latin apostata (which form also was used in Middle English), from Greek apostasia, apostasis "defection …
93922 Etymology dictionary, p. apostatize (v.).2
… one's faith, principles, or church," 1610s, from Late Latin apostatizare, earlier apostatare, from apostata "one who forsakes his religion or faith" (see apostate …
93923 Etymology dictionary, p. auto-da-fe (n.).2
… the faith," especially the public burning of a heretic, from Latin actus de fide. The elements are auto "a play," in law, "an order, decree, sentence," from Latin actus …
93924 Etymology dictionary, p. backslide (v.).2
in the religious sense "abandon faith or devotions, apostatize," 1580s, from back (adv.) + slide (v.). Related: Backslider; backsliding (1550s).
93925 Etymology dictionary, p. Baha'i (n.).2
… the faith."
93926 Etymology dictionary, p. baptism (n.).2
… Christian faith, consisting in immersion in or application of water by an authorized administrator," c. 1300, bapteme, from Old French batesme, bapteme "baptism …
93927 Etymology dictionary, p. baptist (n.).2
… of faith," generally by full immersion (with capital B- ), attested from 1654; their opponents called them anabaptists (see Anabaptist ).
93928 Etymology dictionary, p. belief (n.).2
… thing; faith in a religion," replacing Old English geleafa "belief, faith," from West Germanic *ga-laubon "to hold dear, esteem, trust" (source also of Old Saxon gilobo …
93929 Etymology dictionary, p. belief (n.).4
… one's faith, in good (or bad) faith, and in common usage of faithful, faithless, which contain no notion of divinity). But faith, as cognate of Latin fides, took on …
93930 Etymology dictionary, p. believer (n.).2
1540s, "one who has faith in religion," agent noun from believe. From c. 1600 as "one who gives credence (to anything) without personal knowledge, one firmly persuaded of the truth of something."
93931 Etymology dictionary, p. believe (v.).2
… have faith or confidence" (in a person), earlier geleafa (Mercian), gelefa (Northumbrian), gelyfan (West Saxon), from Proto-Germanic *ga-laubjan "to believe," perhaps …
93932 Etymology dictionary, p. Berean.2
from Greek Beroia, name of a town in Macedonia. The name was taken up by Scottish dissenters in reference to Acts xvii.11 where the Christians of that town based faith on Scripture rather than human authority.
93933 Etymology dictionary, p. *bheidh-.3
… ; diffident; faith; fealty; federal; federate; federation; fiancee; fideism; fidelity; fiducial; fiduciary; infidel; infidelity; nullifidian; perfidy; solifidian …
93934 Etymology dictionary, p. *bheidh-.4
… pistis "faith, confidence, honesty;" Latin fides "trust, faith, confidence, reliance, credence, belief;" Albanian be "oath," bindem "to be convinced, believe;" Old Church …
93935 Etymology dictionary, p. bona fides (n.).2
… good faith" is by 1944. The opposite is mala fides "bad faith, intent to deceive."
93936 Etymology dictionary, p. bona fide.2
… good faith," ablative of bona fides "good faith" (see faith ). Originally in English an adverb, later (18c.) also an adjective, "acting or done in good faith." The opposite …
93937 Etymology dictionary, p. caliph (n.).2
… the faith; the first was Abu-Bakr, who succeeded Muhammad in the role of leader of the faithful after the prophet's death.
93938 Etymology dictionary, p. cardinal (adj.).4
… theological (faith, hope, charity). The natural ones were the original classical ones, which were amended by Christians. But typically in Middle English only …
93939 Etymology dictionary, p. catholicity (n.).2
1790, "Catholicism, faith or doctrines of the Catholic church," from Catholic + -ity. The meaning "quality of being inclusive or comprehensive" is by 1812.
93940 Etymology dictionary, p. catholic (adj.).3
Medieval Latin catholicus was practically synonymous with Christianus and meant "constituting or conforming to the church, its faith and organization" (as opposed to local sects or heresies).