"faith-based" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "faith + based. The political sense emerged from the 1970s to the 1980s. The term \"faith-based organization\" dates from 1971.http://books.google.com/books?id=yXLwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22faith-based+organizations%22&dq=%22faith-based+organizations%22&hl=en&ei=zaFrTPbWLcuMOOKMja0B&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg",
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          "text": "... a self-confidence which stems from faith in the Buddha and His power. By this faith-based confidence they cure themselves.\" (1982)http://books.google.com/books?id=GnYou0owQ5MC&pg=PA152&dq=%22faith-based%22+-%22faith+based+on%22&hl=en&ei=N3xqTNOxO4mkOKiagKwB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22faith-based%22%20-%22faith%20based%20on%22&f=false"
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        "based on religious faith"
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        "(theology, religious studies) based on religious faith"
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        {
          "text": "You are requesting a $2,100,000 increase for a \"Faith Based and Community Initiatives,\" for a total of $37,432,000 …. What distinguishes these projects from faith-based initiatives of the Employment and Training Administration? (1988)http://books.google.com/books?id=_Wq2LX6RhWYC&pg=PA104&dq=%22faith-based%22+-%22faith+based+on%22&hl=en&ei=y35qTILzNIWAON3O_eYB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22faith-based%22%20-%22faith%20based%20on%22&f=false"
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        "of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations sponsored by government funds"
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        "(chiefly US, euphemistic) of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations sponsored by government funds"
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  "etymology_text": "faith + based. The political sense emerged from the 1970s to the 1980s. The term \"faith-based organization\" dates from 1971.http://books.google.com/books?id=yXLwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22faith-based+organizations%22&dq=%22faith-based+organizations%22&hl=en&ei=zaFrTPbWLcuMOOKMja0B&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg",
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          "text": "... a self-confidence which stems from faith in the Buddha and His power. By this faith-based confidence they cure themselves.\" (1982)http://books.google.com/books?id=GnYou0owQ5MC&pg=PA152&dq=%22faith-based%22+-%22faith+based+on%22&hl=en&ei=N3xqTNOxO4mkOKiagKwB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22faith-based%22%20-%22faith%20based%20on%22&f=false"
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