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ARTICLE OF FAITH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
Synonyms:
article of faith; conviction; strong belief
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("article of faith" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "article of faith"):
amateurism (the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
Synonyms:
article of faith; credendum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("article of faith" is a kind of...):
dogma; tenet (a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof)
Domain category:
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
