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Faithful vs Integrity - What's the difference?

faithful | integrity |

As nouns the difference between faithful and integrity

is that faithful is the practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause while integrity is steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

As an adjective faithful

is loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

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.

    integrity

    Noun

  • Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
  • The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • The quality or condition of being complete; pure
  • (cryptography) With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
  • (aviation) The ability of a system to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
  • Derived terms

    * integrous (very rare)

    Synonyms

    (Synonyms) * honesty * uprightness * rectitude * unity * wholeness * purity * goodness * probity * sincerity * virtue * decency