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  1. 1. a. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a faithful husband or servant. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. steadfast in affection or allegiance Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. marked by fidelity to an original Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. any loyal and steadfast following Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. You are not faithful, sir. B. Jonson. 2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements. The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him. Deut. vii. 9. 3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a faithful husband or servant. So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless, faithful only he. Milton. 4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation. It is a faithful saying. 2 Tim. ii. 11. The Faithful, the adherents of any system of religious belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of Mohammed. Syn. -- Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious; trustworthy. -- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -Faith"ful*ness, n. Source: webster
  11. 11. j:100 n. any loyal and steadfast following a. steadfast in affection or allegiance a. not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend Source: ecdict

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