faith

noun

1. 1

   loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person

   keep the faith

   they broke faith with their investors

2. 2

   complete confidence in a person or plan etc

   he cherished the faith of a good woman

   the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust

3. 3

   a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

   he lost his faith but not his morality

4. 4

   an institution to express belief in a divine power

   he was raised in the Baptist religion

   a member of his own faith contradicted him