"Faith" meaning in English

See Faith in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Faiths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Faith (countable and uncountable, plural Faiths)
  1. A female given name from English. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Faith-en-name-2onTjvcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 38 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 31 38
  2. A surname, also used as a stage name. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Faith-en-name-5sf2Xx9x Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 59 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 38 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 49 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 31 38
  3. A city in South Dakota, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in South Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States Translations (city): 費斯 (Chinese Mandarin), 费斯 (Fèisī) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Faith-en-name-C7VIX5c5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 38 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 31 38 Disambiguation of 'city': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Fay, Hope, Charity
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