Unbelief vs Faith - What's the difference?
unbelief | faith |
An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief
* 1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Mark VI:
* 1931 , (William Faulkner), Sanctuary , Vintage 1993, p. 35:
* 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 781:
A feeling, conviction, or belief that something is true or real, not contingent upon reason or justification.
A religious belief system.
An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.
A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal.
(obsolete) Credibility or truth.
* Mitford
As nouns the difference between unbelief and faith
is that unbelief is an absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief while faith is a feeling, conviction, or belief that something is true or real, not contingent upon reason or justification.As a proper noun Faith is
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Noun
(en-noun)- And he coulde there shewe no myracles butt leyd his hondes apon a feawe sicke foolke and healed them. And he merveyled at their unbelefe .
- On hands and knees he looked at the empty siding and up at the sunfilled sky with unbelief and despair.
- Soon Spinoza was regarded as the standard-bearer for unbelief , even though pervading his carefully-worded writings there is a clear notion of a divine spirit inhabiting the world, and a profound sense of wonder and reverence for mystery.
See also
* disbelief * doubtfaith
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Alternative forms
* feith, feithe, fayth, faythe, faithe (obsolete)Noun
- 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.
- The Christian faith .
- He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.
- I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man.
- the faith of the foregoing narrative