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1. (adj.) faithful
steady in allegiance or affection; loyal:
faithful friends.
2. faithful
reliable, trusted, or believed:
faithful assurances of help.
3. faithful
adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate:
a faithful copy.
4. faithful
strict or thorough in the performance of duty:
a faithful worker.
5. faithful
Obs. full of faith; believing.
6. (n.) faithful
the faithful,
7. faithful
the believers in a faith, esp. the members of a Christian church or the adherents of Islam.
8. faithful
the body of loyal members of any party or group.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) faithful
any loyal and steadfast following
2. (adj) congregation, fold, faithful
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
3. (adj) faithful
steadfast in affection or allegiance
"years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"
4. (adj) close, faithful
marked by fidelity to an original
"a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
5. (adj) faithful
not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
"he remained faithful to his wife"
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1. (adjective) faithful
loyally supporting or practicing
the leader and his faithful followers; I try to remain faithful to my ideals.
2. faithful
never having sex with anyone except your spouse or partner
I've always been faithful to you.
3. faithful
accurate in every detail
a faithful picture of life in the 1880s; He faithfully followed his dream.; a faithfully married man; He faithfully reproduced thousands of paintings.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) faithful
full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God
2. (adj) faithful
firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements
3. (adj) faithful
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
4. (adj) faithful
worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation
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Sense: loyal and true; not changing
a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.
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 Afrikaans: getrou |
 Arabic: مُخْلِص، صادِق |
 Bulgarian: предан |
 Brazilian: leal |
 Czech: věrný, spolehlivý |
 German: treu |
 Danish: trofast |
 Greek: πιστός, αφοσιωμένος |
 Spanish: fiel, leal |
 Estonian: ustav |
 Farsi: وفادار |
 Finnish: uskollinen |
 French: fidèle |
 Hebrew: נֶאֱמָן |
 Hindi: निष्ठावान |
 Croatian: vjeran, odan |
 Hungarian: hű(séges) |
 Indonesian: setia |
 Icelandic: tryggur, trúr |
 Italian: fedele |
 Japanese: 忠実な |
 Korean: 충실한 |
 Lithuanian: ištikimas |
 Latvian: uzticīgs; uzticams |
 Malay: setia |
 Dutch: trouw |
 Norwegian: trofast, tro (mot), pålit |
 Polish: wierny |
 Persian: وفادار |
 Pashto: وفادار |
 Portuguese: leal |
 Romanian: credincios |
 Russian: верный |
 Slovak: verný |
 Slovenian: zvest |
 Serbian: odan |
 Swedish: trogen, trofast |
 Thai: จงรักภักดี |
 Turkish: sadık |
 Taiwanese: 忠實的 |
 Ukrainian: вірний; відданий |
 Urdu: قابل اعتبار |
 Vietnamese: trung thành; chung thuỷ |
 Chinese: 忠实的 |
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