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as in religions
a body of beliefs and practices regarding the supernatural and the worship of one or more deities
the city of Jerusalem is sacred to three faiths: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
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as in beliefs
mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon
she has complete faith that the universe is controlled by a benevolent Supreme Being with a master plan
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Recent Examples of faiths
To celebrate America's 250th, a grand home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, held reminders of the birth of an entire town while honoring faiths from around the globe.
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Kim Hudson, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Across a range of faiths, people tended to support public education for all students, including undocumented immigrants.
—E. Kyle Romero, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
On Tuesday evening, hundreds of people from various faiths and backgrounds attended a vigil in Lindbergh Neighborhood Park near the Islamic Center.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Hassane cried as leaders of different faiths embraced him at a vigil Tuesday evening to honor the victims.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Interfaith Alliance, a national coalition of various faiths, on Thursday night projected messages supporting religious freedom onto the National Gallery of Art.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 17 May 2026
The bishop, speaking with the Washington Examiner ahead of the address, called belief in the Christian God a fundamental underpinning of American civil society that guarantees minority faiths’ freedoms.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
The limited range of religions represented at Rededicate 250 has drawn criticism from Mathewes and others, who say the event does not grasp the dynamic spectrum of faiths America has come to represent over its 250 years.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 May 2026
While Washington was private about his Anglican beliefs and a supporter of religious freedom for all faiths, Christian nationalists have been reviving the image, and with it, the claim that the US is an inherently Christian nation at its origin.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
Kim Hudson, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Across a range of faiths, people tended to support public education for all students, including undocumented immigrants.
—E. Kyle Romero, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
On Tuesday evening, hundreds of people from various faiths and backgrounds attended a vigil in Lindbergh Neighborhood Park near the Islamic Center.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Hassane cried as leaders of different faiths embraced him at a vigil Tuesday evening to honor the victims.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Interfaith Alliance, a national coalition of various faiths, on Thursday night projected messages supporting religious freedom onto the National Gallery of Art.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 17 May 2026
The bishop, speaking with the Washington Examiner ahead of the address, called belief in the Christian God a fundamental underpinning of American civil society that guarantees minority faiths’ freedoms.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
The limited range of religions represented at Rededicate 250 has drawn criticism from Mathewes and others, who say the event does not grasp the dynamic spectrum of faiths America has come to represent over its 250 years.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 May 2026
While Washington was private about his Anglican beliefs and a supporter of religious freedom for all faiths, Christian nationalists have been reviving the image, and with it, the claim that the US is an inherently Christian nation at its origin.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faiths
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Hegseth ordered this latest move to streamline the number of religions in a May 20 memo sparking the controversy with the Mormon lawmakers.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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For Yantrasast, part of Bukhara’s appeal lies in its history as a Silk Road city where cultures, religions, and ideas mixed for centuries.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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The list complied with a 2013 congressional mandate to capture a better picture of the faith and beliefs in the ranks.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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This World Cup, with its unprecedented global outreach, offers a unique opportunity to observe the values, beliefs and relationships that players choose to display on their bodies.—
Gustavo Morello,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
Noun
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People leave cults, but the cults do not always leave them.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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As with many cults, the multi-layered aspects of Eternal Values can be dizzying to track.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Faiths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faiths. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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