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Definitions for fiducial
fɪˈdu ʃəl, -ˈdyu-fidu·cial
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Princeton's WordNet
fiduciary, fiducialadjective
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
"a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power"
fiducialadjective
used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement
"a fiducial point"
fiducialadjective
based on trust
Wiktionary
fiducialnoun
In manufacturing, a small mark on a circuit board used to align components, a fiducial point.
fiducialadjective
Accepted as a fixed basis of reference.
fiducialadjective
Based on having trust.
Etymology: From fiducialis, from fiducia, from fido
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fiducialadjective
Confident; undoubting.
Etymology: fiducia, Latin.
Faith is cordial, and such as God will accept of, when it affords fiducial reliance on the promises, and obediential submission to the commands. Henry Hammond, Pract. Catech.
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fiducial
Fiducial refers to something related to trust, faith, or confidence, especially in a legal or scientific context. In legal terms, it represents an obligation to act in the best interest of another party. In scientific terms, it pertains to reference points, marks, or objects used as a point of comparison or orientation in observation and measurement.
Webster Dictionary
Fiducialadjective
having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm
Fiducialadjective
having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial power
Etymology: [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See Faith.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fiducial
fi-dū′shi-al, adj. showing confidence or reliance: of the nature of a trust.—adv. Fidū′cially.—adj. Fidū′ciary, confident: unwavering: held in trust.—n. one who holds anything in trust: (theol.) one who depends for salvation on faith without works, an Antinomian. [L. fiducia, confidence, from fidĕre, to trust.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fiducial in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fiducial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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