"keep faith" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps faith [present, singular, third-person], keeping faith [participle, present], kept faith [participle, past], kept faith [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> faith}} keep faith (third-person singular simple present keeps faith, present participle keeping faith, simple past and past participle kept faith)
  1. (intransitive) To retain one's faith. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: keep the faith Related terms: servabo fidem
    Sense id: en-keep_faith-en-verb-GWE3YGII Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 88 12
  2. (transitive) To continue to have confidence in someone or something, and to support them or it. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-keep_faith-en-verb-S-vP7iOM

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