{
    "term": "faith",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "trust in somebody’s ability or knowledge; trust that somebody/something will do what has been promised",
            "sensetop": "faith in somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If the company can retain its customers' faith, it could become the market leader."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **have faith in** you—I know you'll do well.",
                    "contextForm": "faith in somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've **lost faith in** the government's promises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her friend's kindness has **restored her faith in** human nature."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wouldn't **put** too much **faith in** what she says."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has **blind faith** *(= unreasonable trust)* in doctors' ability to find a cure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Business crime undermines public faith in the business system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seems to have a blind faith in his boss."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have little faith in doctors these days."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wish I shared your faith in the jury system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are trying to restore faith in the political system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They kept the faith (= kept believing in somebody/​something) in the face of ridicule."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity"
                },
                {
                    "text": "people who lose faith in themselves"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If I were you, I would not place too much faith in their findings."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "tremendous"],
                "verb + faith": ["have", "pin", "place"],
                "preposition": ["faith in"],
                "phrases": ["an act of faith", "a lack of faith", "a leap of faith"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "strong religious belief",
            "sensetop": "faith in somebody/something",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **have faith**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **lose your faith**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Faith is stronger than reason."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a woman of strong **religious faith**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He started questioning his **faith in God**.",
                    "contextForm": "faith in somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I lost my faith when my parents died."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They believe that people can come to salvation through faith."
                },
                {
                    "text": "her new-found faith in Jesus"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["religious", "deep", "genuine"],
                "verb + faith": ["have", "come to", "find"],
                "faith + noun": ["healer", "healing"],
                "preposition": ["through faith", "faith in"],
                "phrases": ["an article of faith"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a particular religion",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the Christian/Catholic/Islamic/Muslim/Jewish faith"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children are learning to understand people of different faiths."
                },
                {
                    "text": "people **of all faiths **and none"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Christianity is a faith which has shaped the history of Britain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Christians were allowed to practise their faith unmolested by the authorities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt the call to preach the faith to others."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a committee which is made up of members of different faith groups"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["living", "world", "Catholic"],
                "verb + faith": ["profess", "practise/​practice", "keep alive"],
                "faith + noun": ["tradition", "community", "group"],
                "phrases": ["people of different faiths"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the intention to do something right/wrong",
            "sensetop": "good/bad faith",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The judge did not find any bad faith on the part of the defendants."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bad", "good"],
                "verb + faith": ["break"],
                "phrases": ["in bad faith", "in good faith", "keep faith with somebody"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to break/keep a promise that you have made to somebody; to stop/continue supporting somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As club manager he was not prepared to keep faith with the players who had failed him."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "knowing that what you are doing is wrong",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They had entered into the contract in bad faith."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "believing that what you are doing is right; believing that something is correct",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We printed the report in good faith but have now learnt that it was incorrect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He bought the painting in good faith *(= he did not know that it had been stolen)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a belief in something that is not known or has not been done before",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to rely on somebody/something completely for success or help",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She did not pin much faith on their chances of success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pinned all his hopes on getting that job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company is pinning its hopes on the new project."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/feɪθ/",
                "audio": "fa/faith/faith__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/feɪθ/",
                "audio": "fa/faith/faith__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French feid, from Latin fides."
}