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{ "term": "faith", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "trust in somebody’s ability or knowledge; trust that somebody/something will do what has been promised", "sensetop": "faith in somebody/something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "If the company can retain its customers' faith, it could become the market leader." }, { "text": "I **have faith in** you—I know you'll do well.", "contextForm": "faith in somebody/something" }, { "text": "We've **lost faith in** the government's promises." }, { "text": "Her friend's kindness has **restored her faith in** human nature." }, { "text": "I wouldn't **put** too much **faith in** what she says." }, { "text": "He has **blind faith** *(= unreasonable trust)* in doctors' ability to find a cure." }, { "text": "Business crime undermines public faith in the business system." }, { "text": "He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals." }, { "text": "He seems to have a blind faith in his boss." }, { "text": "Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken." }, { "text": "I have little faith in doctors these days." }, { "text": "I wish I shared your faith in the jury system." }, { "text": "If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader." }, { "text": "She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty." }, { "text": "These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers." }, { "text": "They are trying to restore faith in the political system." }, { "text": "They kept the faith (= kept believing in somebody/something) in the face of ridicule." }, { "text": "an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity" }, { "text": "people who lose faith in themselves" }, { "text": "If I were you, I would not place too much faith in their findings." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "tremendous"], "verb + faith": ["have", "pin", "place"], "preposition": ["faith in"], "phrases": ["an act of faith", "a lack of faith", "a leap of faith"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "strong religious belief", "sensetop": "faith in somebody/something", "labels": "(North American English)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **have faith**" }, { "text": "to **lose your faith**" }, { "text": "Faith is stronger than reason." }, { "text": "a woman of strong **religious faith**" }, { "text": "He started questioning his **faith in God**.", "contextForm": "faith in somebody/something" }, { "text": "He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion." }, { "text": "I lost my faith when my parents died." }, { "text": "They believe that people can come to salvation through faith." }, { "text": "her new-found faith in Jesus" } ], "topics": ["Religion and festivals"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["religious", "deep", "genuine"], "verb + faith": ["have", "come to", "find"], "faith + noun": ["healer", "healing"], "preposition": ["through faith", "faith in"], "phrases": ["an article of faith"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a particular religion", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the Christian/Catholic/Islamic/Muslim/Jewish faith" }, { "text": "The children are learning to understand people of different faiths." }, { "text": "people **of all faiths **and none" }, { "text": "Christianity is a faith which has shaped the history of Britain." }, { "text": "Christians were allowed to practise their faith unmolested by the authorities." }, { "text": "He felt the call to preach the faith to others." }, { "text": "a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort" }, { "text": "Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith." }, { "text": "The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education." }, { "text": "the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children" }, { "text": "a committee which is made up of members of different faith groups" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["living", "world", "Catholic"], "verb + faith": ["profess", "practise/practice", "keep alive"], "faith + noun": ["tradition", "community", "group"], "phrases": ["people of different faiths"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the intention to do something right/wrong", "sensetop": "good/bad faith", "examples": [ { "text": "They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith." }, { "text": "The judge did not find any bad faith on the part of the defendants." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bad", "good"], "verb + faith": ["break"], "phrases": ["in bad faith", "in good faith", "keep faith with somebody"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to break/keep a promise that you have made to somebody; to stop/continue supporting somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "As club manager he was not prepared to keep faith with the players who had failed him." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "knowing that what you are doing is wrong", "examples": [ { "text": "They had entered into the contract in bad faith." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "believing that what you are doing is right; believing that something is correct", "examples": [ { "text": "We printed the report in good faith but have now learnt that it was incorrect." }, { "text": "He bought the painting in good faith *(= he did not know that it had been stolen)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a belief in something that is not known or has not been done before", "examples": [ { "text": "These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to rely on somebody/something completely for success or help", "examples": [ { "text": "She did not pin much faith on their chances of success." }, { "text": "He pinned all his hopes on getting that job." }, { "text": "The company is pinning its hopes on the new project." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/feɪθ/", "audio": "fa/faith/faith__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/feɪθ/", "audio": "fa/faith/faith__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French feid, from Latin fides." }