What does faithful mean?
Faithful means Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause..
Faithful
/ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/ · adjective
Meaning
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause..
Definitions by Sense
- Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
- Having faith.
- Reliable; worthy of trust.
- Consistent with reality.
- Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
- (mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
- (ring theory) Of a module, whose annihilator is zero.
- (plural noun) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
Example Sentences
My dog is very faithful: he doesn't like to be petted by anybody else.
The application of the old discipline, say the conservatives, would probably produce a smaller but more faithful Church.
My servant is very faithful.
I would consider that a very faithful reproduction.
They had been faithful to each other all of their married life.
She wanted to be free to explore casual affairs, but her man had to be faithful.
The faithful pray five times a day.
The annual meeting was attended by the long-term party faithful.
Synonyms for faithful
Antonyms for faithful
Related Words
Word Forms
- more faithful
- most faithful
- faithfull
- faithfuls
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for faithful?
Common synonyms include close, congregation, reliable, true.
What is the opposite of faithful?
Possible antonyms include unfaithful.
How do you use faithful in a sentence?
My dog is very faithful: he doesn't like to be petted by anybody else.
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