faithful adj

1 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" [ant: unfaithful]

2 marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" [syn: close]

3 not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife" [ant: unfaithful]

1 any loyal and steadfast following

2 a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: congregation, fold]

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• 'feɪθfl

Adjective

faithful

1. loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause
   • A faithful dog
2. having faith
   • Faithful to God
3. reliable; worthy of trust
   • A faithful servant
4. consistent with reality
   • A faithful reproduction

Derived terms

• faithfully
• faithfulness

Noun

1. The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
   • The faithful pray five times a day

Faithful may refer to:

• Faithfulness
• Faithful, a baptised Catholic
• Faithful, an album by Todd Rundgren
• Faithful, an album by the Hillsong Church
• Faithful, a song by Go West
• Faithful, a song by Common
• Faithful, a book about the Boston Red Sox
• Faithful, a film starring Cher and Chazz Palminteri

In mathematics:

• Faithful representation
• Faithful group action
• Faithful module
• Faithful functors in category theory

See also

• Faithfull

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