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faith·ful
(fāth′fəl)adj.
1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea; loyal.
2. Engaging in sex only with one's spouse or only with one's partner in a sexual relationship.
3.
a. Responsible; conscientious: the faithful discharge of his duties.
b. Dependable; reliable: The faithful engine started right up.
4. Consistent with truth or actuality: a faithful reproduction of the portrait.
5. Having or full of faith.
pl.n.
1. The practicing members of a religious faith, especially of Christianity or Islam: a pilgrimage to Mecca made by the faithful.
2. The steadfast adherents of a faith or cause: a meeting of the party faithful.
faith′ful·ly adv.
faith′ful·ness n.
Synonyms: faithful, loyal, true, constant, steadfast, staunch1
These adjectives mean adhering firmly and devotedly to someone or something that elicits or demands one's fidelity. Faithful and loyal both suggest undeviating attachment, though loyal applies more often to political allegiance: a faithful employee; a loyal citizen. True implies steadiness, sincerity, and reliability: remained true to her innermost beliefs. Constant stresses uniformity and invariability: "But I am constant as the northern star" (Shakespeare).
Steadfast implies fixed, unswerving loyalty: a steadfast ally. Staunch even more strongly suggests unshakable attachment or allegiance: a staunch supporter of the cause.
These adjectives mean adhering firmly and devotedly to someone or something that elicits or demands one's fidelity. Faithful and loyal both suggest undeviating attachment, though loyal applies more often to political allegiance: a faithful employee; a loyal citizen. True implies steadiness, sincerity, and reliability: remained true to her innermost beliefs. Constant stresses uniformity and invariability: "But I am constant as the northern star" (Shakespeare).
Steadfast implies fixed, unswerving loyalty: a steadfast ally. Staunch even more strongly suggests unshakable attachment or allegiance: a staunch supporter of the cause.
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Adv. | 1. | faithfully - in a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio" |
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faithfully
adverb loyally, staunchly, reliably, steadfastly, devotedly, unswervingly, unwaveringly He was faithfully followed and supported.
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Translations
بإخْلاص، بِصِدْقبِصِدْق
věrně
trofast
uskollisesti
vjerno
meî tryggî; nákvæmlega
忠実に
성실하게
zvesto
troget
อย่างเชื่อถือได้
bağlılıklasadakatle
một cách trung thành
faithfully
[ˈfeɪθfəlɪ] ADV [serve] → fielmente, lealmente; [describe, translate] → fielmente, con exactitudYours faithfully (Brit) (in letter) → le saluda atentamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
faithfully
[ˈfeɪθfʊli] adv (= accurately) [describe, restore, copy] → fidèlement
(in letters) yours faithfully (British) (to a man) → veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l'expression de mes salutations distinguées; (to a woman) → veuillez agréer, Madame, l'expression de mes salutations distinguéesfaith healer n → guérisseur/euse m/ffaith healing faith-healing n → guérison f par la foi
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
faithfully
adv
(= loyally) → treu; (= conscientiously) → gewissenhaft; (= steadfastly) → standhaft; to promise faithfully → ganz fest versprechen; Yours faithfully (Brit: on letter) → hochachtungsvoll
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
faithfully
[ˈfeɪθf/əlɪ] adv → fedelmentehe promised faithfully to come → ci ha dato la sua parola che sarebbe venuto
yours faithfully (Brit) (in letters) → distinti saluti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
faith
(feiθ) noun1. trust or belief. She had faith in her ability.
2. religious belief. Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.
3. loyalty to one's promise. to keep/break faith with someone.
ˈfaithful adjective1. loyal and true; not changing. a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.
2. true or exact. a faithful account of what had happened.
ˈfaithfully adverbYours faithfully
a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used.
ˈfaithfulness nounˈfaithless adjective
ˈfaithlessness noun
in (all) good faith
sincerely. She made the offer in good faith.
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faithfully
→ بِصِدْق věrně trofast treu πιστά fielmente uskollisesti fidèlement vjerno fedelmente 忠実に 성실하게 trouw trofast wiernie fielmente верно troget อย่างเชื่อถือได้ sadakatle một cách trung thành 忠诚地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009