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Faithful vs Attested - What's the difference?

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Faithful is a related term of attested.


As adjectives the difference between faithful and attested

is that faithful is loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause while attested is proven; shown to be true with evidence.

As a noun faithful

is the practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.

As a verb attested is

(attest).

faithful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause
  • My dog is a very faithful dog.
  • having faith
  • Some people are faithful to their god.
  • reliable; worthy of trust
  • My servant is very faithful .
  • consistent with reality
  • I would consider that a very faithful reproduction.
  • engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner
  • They had been faithful to each other all of their married life.

    Derived terms

    * faithfully * faithfulness

    See also

    * go to the wall for someone * stand by * true

    Noun

    (-)
  • The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
  • The faithful pray five times a day.

    attested

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (attest)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Proven; shown to be true with evidence
  • Supported with testimony
  • Certified as good, correct, or pure
  • * 1599 , , First Folio edition, Act V, Scene 1:
  • A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
    Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
    Atte?ted by the holy clo?e of lippes,
  • (linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
  • *
  • A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run accross it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested' and ' idiomatic .
  • * The word slæpwerig'' (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form ''slæpwerigne .
  • See also

    * approved * cited * documented * proved * supported English autological terms