"act of faith" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: acts of faith [plural]
Etymology: Compare Portuguese auto da fé. Etymology templates: {{cog|pt|auto da fé}} Portuguese auto da fé Head templates: {{en-noun|acts of faith}} act of faith (plural acts of faith)
  1. (religion) An action that demonstrates one's religious faith. Categories (topical): Religion Translations (action that demonstrates one's religious faith): geloofsdaad [masculine] (Dutch), daad van geloof [masculine] (Dutch), uskon teko (Finnish), acte de foi [masculine] (French), gníomh creidimh [masculine] (Irish), atto di fede [masculine] (Italian), actus dē fidē [masculine] (Latin), akt wiary [masculine] (Polish), auto da fé [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-act_of_faith-en-noun-OWwRtZpV Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of "action that demonstrates one's religious faith": 94 6
  2. (figuratively) An action taken based on trust in a positive outcome with no guarantees. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: leap of faith
    Sense id: en-act_of_faith-en-noun-9vvbDmUZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78
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