"act of faith" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

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