the faithful
noun
1
: the people who believe or participate in a religion
The faithful gather here each year to celebrate together.
2
: the people who are loyal members or supporters of a group or organization
The faithful come out and cheer for the team every year.
The convention was packed with the Republican/Democratic faithful.
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The resulting trial was made famous almost immediately as a contest between—take your pick—Darwin and the Bible; science and religion; modernism and traditionalism; the educated and the uneducated; the godless and the faithful.
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Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Perhaps, without a war to rally the faithful, the Houthis could be pressured toward compromise and consensus.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
With Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday falling on the same day this year, Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Bishop John Dolan is imploring the faithful to focus on their relationship with the divine.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
Easter Mass is one of the most important dates on the liturgical calendar, celebrating what the faithful believe was Jesus' resurrection after his crucifixion.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
From sunrise to sunset, the faithful abstain from food and drink and focus on prayer.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
For the faithful in the rural Amazon, where many have almost no access to priests, Catholicism’s most fundamental rituals were largely out of reach.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
Intimate conversations take place in the house, but Goold can also cram a whole bunch of people in it, like the members of the lodge or the faithful at the midnight Mass.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
The church in America shows a better way to empower the faithful without undermining Catholic teaching.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Perhaps, without a war to rally the faithful, the Houthis could be pressured toward compromise and consensus.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
With Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday falling on the same day this year, Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Bishop John Dolan is imploring the faithful to focus on their relationship with the divine.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
Easter Mass is one of the most important dates on the liturgical calendar, celebrating what the faithful believe was Jesus' resurrection after his crucifixion.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
From sunrise to sunset, the faithful abstain from food and drink and focus on prayer.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
For the faithful in the rural Amazon, where many have almost no access to priests, Catholicism’s most fundamental rituals were largely out of reach.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
Intimate conversations take place in the house, but Goold can also cram a whole bunch of people in it, like the members of the lodge or the faithful at the midnight Mass.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
The church in America shows a better way to empower the faithful without undermining Catholic teaching.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
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