- faith
- noun1 trust in sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ enormous, great, tremendous▪ absolute, complete, implicit, total, unshakable, unwavering▪ little▪
I have little faith in doctors these days.
▪ blind▪He seems to have a blind faith in his boss.
▪ abiding▪an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity
▪ renewed▪ touching▪She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty.
▪ public▪Business crime undermines public faith in the business system.
VERB + FAITH▪ have▪ pin (esp. BrE), place, put▪He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals.
▪She did not pin much faith on their chances of success.
▪ show▪ share▪I wish I shared your faith in the jury system.
▪ lack, lose▪people who lose faith in themselves
▪ shake, undermine▪ destroy▪ renew, restore▪They are trying to restore faith in the political system.
▪ regain▪ retain▪If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader.
▪ affirm, express, proclaimPREPOSITION▪ faith in▪Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken.
PHRASES▪ an act of faith▪ a lack of faith▪ a leap of faith▪These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers.
▪ have every faith in sb2 strong religious beliefADJECTIVE▪ religious▪ deep, genuine, strong, true▪ simple▪ unquestioning▪ new-found▪her new-found faith in Jesus
▪ active▪a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort
▪ personalVERB + FAITH▪ have▪ come to, find▪He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion.
▪ lack, lose▪ shake, undermine▪ regain▪ strengthen▪ proclaimFAITH + NOUN▪ healer, healingPREPOSITION▪ through faith▪They believe that people can come to salvation through faith.
▪ faith in▪After her son's death she lost her faith in God.
PHRASES▪ an article of faith (often figurative)▪the team's greatness was an article of faith for him (= a belief that could not be questioned).
3 religionADJECTIVE▪ living▪Christianity is a living faith which has shaped their history.
▪ world▪The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education.
▪ Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, etc.VERB + FAITH▪ profess▪ practise/practice▪Christians were allowed to practise/practice their faith unmolested by the authorities.
▪ keep alive, uphold▪Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith.
▪ pass on, preach, spread, teach▪the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children
▪He felt the call to preach the faith to others.
FAITH + NOUN▪ tradition▪ community, group▪a committee which is made up of members of different faith groups
▪ school (BrE)▪the debate on faith schools
PHRASES▪ people of different faiths4 intention to do rightADJECTIVE▪ bad, good▪The judge did not find any bad faith (= intention to do wrong) on the part of the defendants.
VERB + FAITH▪ break (= break a promise to sb)PHRASES▪ in bad faith▪Thet had entered into the contract in bad faith.
▪ in good faith▪We printed the report in good faith, but have now learned that it was incorrect.
▪ keep faith with sb▪As manager, he was not prepared to keep faith with (= keep a promise to) the players who had failed him.
▪ keep the faith▪They kept the faith (= remained faithful) in the face of ridicule.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
