"faith-lift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: faith-lifts [plural]
Etymology: Blend of faith + face-lift. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|faith|face-lift}} Blend of faith + face-lift Head templates: {{en-noun}} faith-lift (plural faith-lifts)
  1. (informal) An act or instance of strengthening one's faith. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-faith-lift-en-noun-eTACGR6O Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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