ADJ
- enormous, great, tremendous
- absolute, complete, implicit, total, unshakeable
- blind
- He seems to have a blind faith in his boss
- abiding
- an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity
- touching
- She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty
- public
- Business crime undermines public faith in the business system
VERB + FAITH
- have
- place, pin, put
- He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals. She did not pin much faith on their chances of success
- show
- lose
- people who lose faith in themselves
- shake, undermine
- destroy
- restore
- trying to restore faith in the political system
- regain
- retain
- If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader
- affirm, express, proclaim
PREP
- ~ in
- Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken
PHRASES
- an act of faith, a leap of faith
- These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers
- have every faith in sb
ADJ
- religious
- genuine, strong, true
- simple
- unquestioning
- active
- a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort
- personal
VERB + FAITH
- have
- come to, find
- He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion
- lose
- shake, undermine
- regain
- proclaim
PREP
- through ~
- They believe that people can come to salvation through faith
- ~ in
- After her son's death she lost her faith in God
PHRASES
- an article of faith (often figurative)
- Manchester United's greatness was an article of faith for him (= a belief that could not be questioned)
ADJ
- living
- Christianity is a living faith which has shaped the history of Britain
- world
- The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education
- Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, etc.
VERB + FAITH
- profess
- practise
- Christians were allowed to practise their faith unmolested by the authorities
- keep alive, uphold
- Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith
- hand on, pass on, preach, spread, teach
- the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children feeling the call to preach the faith to others
PHRASES
- people of different faiths
ADJ
- bad, good
- The judge did not find any bad faith (= intention to do wrong) on the part of the defendants
VERB + FAITH
- keep
- As club manager he was not prepared to keep faith with (= keep a promise to) the players who had failed him
- break (= break a promise to sb)
PREP
- in … ~
- We printed the report in good faith, but have now learnt that it was incorrect
