Faithful Meaning
/ˈfeɪθ.fl̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLoyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
adjHaving faith.
Sentence Examples
The slowest one to make a promise is the most faithful one in keeping it.
You must, above all, be faithful to your friends.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ dog waited at the station for his owner every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dog was a ____ companion to the old man, following him wherever he went throughout the day.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English feithful, equivalent to faith + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The application of the old discipline, say the conservatives, would probably produce a smaller but more faithful Church."
— 2009, Paul Lakeland, Church: Living Communion, page 162:
"She wanted to be free to explore casual affairs, but her man had to be faithful."
— 1976, The Missouri Breaks:
"We Fremen have a saying: God created Arrakis to train the faithful. One cannot go against the word of God."
— 1984, 2:11:25 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Paul Atreides, →OCLC:
"In attacking a vital broadcaster, the US president is once again holding others to standards he flouts. But the Maga faithful might not let his links to the disgraced financier go[.]"
— 2025 November 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Trump can get away with saying what he likes about the BBC. But Epstein? That’s his one vulnerability”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
"Earlier this year, as the recession put a damper on ticket sales, Maxwell said the easy route would have been to go for the tried-and-true old faithfuls."
— 2009 September 30, Bruce DeMara, “Shaw's comedy gets teeth”, in Toronto Star:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ dog waited at the station for his owner every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The dog was a ____ companion to the old man, following him wherever he went throughout the day.