"faithless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: faithless [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: faith + -less Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|faith|less}} faith + -less Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A faithless person is someone who does not keep promises and can't be trusted.
    Sense id: simple-faithless-en-adj-RvZK9o7n
  2. A faithless person is someone who lacks faith (religion).
    Sense id: simple-faithless-en-adj-ucZWItUL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -less
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