faith

an article of faith

something that someone believes very strongly without thinking about whether it could be wrong. It was an article of faith with Mona that everything she used should be recycled.

break faith with something/someone (formal)

to stop supporting an idea or person, especially by not doing what you promised to do. She claims that the government has broken faith with teachers by failing to give additional funds to education.

See also: break

in bad faith

if you do something in bad faith, you know that it is not honest or legal. The court ruled that the sellers had acted in bad faith.

See also: bad

in good faith

if you act in good faith, you believe that what you are doing is right and legal. His defence was that he had acted in good faith. He did not know when he bought the car that it had been stolen.

See also: good

keep faith with something/someone (formal)

to continue to support an idea or person, especially by doing what you promised to do. Has the company kept faith with its promise to invest in training?

See also: keep

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an article of faith

something that is accepted as being true. The importance of a balanced budget had become an article of faith among conservatives.

keep faith with someone/something

to be loyal to someone or something. It is unusual for any official to keep faith with promises made when trying to win an election.

See also: keep

take someone/something on faith

to believe someone or something without proof. You will have to take it on faith that the information I am asking for is really important.

See also: take