"faith will move mountains" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: From Matthew 17:20: “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} faith will move mountains
  1. Belief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path. Synonyms: faith can move mountains Translations (proverb): víra hory přenáší (Czech), troen kan flytte bjerge (Danish), usko siirtää vuoria (Finnish), la foi transporte les montagnes (French), der Glaube kann Berge versetzen (German), a hit hegyeket mozgat meg (Hungarian), la fede sposta le montagne (Italian), wiara czyni cuda (Polish), wiara góry przenosi (Polish), a fé move montanhas (Portuguese), вера двигает горы (vera dvigajet gory) (Russian), вера помера планине (vera pomera planine) (Serbo-Croatian), la fe mueve montañas (Spanish), віра гори перевертає (vira hory perevertaje) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-faith_will_move_mountains-en-proverb-gPtP1h3C Categories (other): English proverbs, Serbo-Croatian terms with redundant script codes

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