Definition of Faithfol
Faith"ful (?), a. 1.
Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially
in the declarations and promises of God.
You are not faithful, sir. B.
Jonson.
2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths,
contracts, treaties, or other engagements.
The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and
mercy with them that love him. Deut. vii. 9.
3. True and constant in affection or
allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of
love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm
in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a
faithful husband or servant.
So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,
Among the faithless, faithful only he.
Milton.
4. Worthy of confidence and belief;
conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful
narrative or representation.
It is a faithful saying. 2 Tim.
ii. 11.
The Faithful, the adherents of any system of
religious belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of
Mohammed.
Syn. -- Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;
trustworthy.
-- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -
Faith"ful*ness, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
FAITHFUL. One of the faithful; a taylor who gives long
credit. His faith has made him unwhole; i.e. trusting
too much, broke him.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause
- A faithful dog
- having faith
- Faithful to Islam
- reliable; worthy of trust
- A faithful servant
- consistent with reality
- A faithfull reproduction
- The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause
- The faithful pray five times a day
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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