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Pronunciation / Transliteration: feh
"Ella tiene fe en su equipo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
"She has faith in her team's ability to succeed." - 2
A strong belief in a particular religion or in the doctrines of a religion.
"His faith guides his actions and decisions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'faith', 'fei', and 'feyt', originating from Old French 'feid' or 'fied', which ultimately stems from the Latin 'fides' meaning trust, belief, or fidelity. Over centuries, the term evolved from general trust and loyalty toward a person or promise into a primarily religious and spiritual concept denoting complete trust or confidence in something that cannot be physically or logically proven.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Faith" is said worldwide
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foi
Transliteration: fwah
"Elle a foi en ses capacités."
Glaube
Transliteration: glau-beh
"Er hat Glauben an seine Fähigkeiten."
fede
Transliteration: feh-deh
"Ha fede nelle sue capacità."
fe
Transliteration: feh
"Ella tiene fe en su equipo."
fé
Transliteration: feh
"Ele tem fé em suas habilidades."
विश्वास
Transliteration: vishwas
"उसे अपनी क्षमताओं पर विश्वास है।"
信仰
Transliteration: xìnyǎng
"她对自己的能力有信仰。"
신념
Transliteration: sin-nyeom
"그는 자신의 능력에 신념을 가지고 있다."
信仰
Transliteration: shinkō
"彼は自分の能力に信仰を持っている。"
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