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Faith vs Pronoia - What's the difference?

faith | pronoia |

As nouns the difference between faith and pronoia

is that faith is seer, soothsayer while pronoia is (psychology) a belief that people conspire to do one good.

faith

English

Alternative forms

* feith, feithe, fayth, faythe, faithe (obsolete)

Noun

  • A feeling, conviction, or belief that something is true or real, not contingent upon reason or justification.
    • Have faith that the criminal justice system will avenge the murder.
    I have faith that my prayers will be answered.
    I have faith in the healing power of crystals.
  • A religious belief system.
    • The Christian faith .
  • An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.
    • He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.
  • A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal.
    • I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.
  • (obsolete) Credibility or truth.
  • * Mitford
    • the faith of the foregoing narrative

    Quotations

    (English Citations of "faith")

    Synonyms

    * belief, confidence, trust,ignorance, arrogance, conviction * (system of religious belief) religion

    Hyponyms

    * (religious belief system) Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Wicca, Eckankar, , Zoroastrianism, New Age, Unitarian Universalism, Jainism, Shinto, LaVeyan Satanism, Scientology, Taoism, Yoruba, Druidry, paganism, Juche, Cao Dai, Confucianism, Spiritism, humanism, Rastafarianism, Tenrikyo

    Derived terms

    * Attic faith * bad faith * faithful * faithfully * faithfulness * faith-healer * faithing * faithless * in faith * Punic faith

    Related terms

    * affidavit * bide * fidelity

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    pronoia

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (psychology) A belief that people conspire to do one good

    • Antonyms

    * paranoia

    References

    * Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings - By Rob Brezsny, Frog, 2005.