accept/take (something) on faith
idiom
: to accept (something) as true without proof or evidence that it is true
I'm not willing to take her statements on faith.
I'll accept it on faith that he knows the truth.
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But his account of how individual authors have responded to conglomeration requires us to take on faith many of his claims.
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Kevin Lozano, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
Kevin Lozano, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
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“Accept/take (something) on faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%2Ftake%20%28something%29%20on%20faith. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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