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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Faithful \Faith"ful\, a. 1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. You are not faithful, sir. --B. Jonson 2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements. The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him --Deut. vii. 9. 3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as a faithful husband or servant. So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found Among the faithless, faithful only he --Milton. 4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact exact; accurate; as a faithful narrative or representation. It is a faithful saying. --2 Tim. ii 11. {The Faithful}, the adherents of any system of religious belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of Mohammed. Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious; trustworthy. -- {Faith"ful*ly}, adv -{Faith"ful*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: faithfully adv : in a faithful manner; "it always came on faithfully, like the radio" [syn: {dependably}, {reliably}] [ant: {unfaithfully}, {unfaithfully}, {unfaithfully}]
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