Faith (disambiguation)
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Faith may refer to:
- from Latin fides, the notion of "trust" or "belief"
- Trust (social sciences)
- Good faithGood faithIn philosophy, the concept of Good faith—Latin bona fides “good faith”, bona fide “in good faith”—denotes sincere, honest intention or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action; the opposed concepts are bad faith, mala fides and perfidy...
, bona fides, the mental and moral state of honesty - Bad faithBad faithBad faith is double mindedness or double heartedness in duplicity, fraud, or deception. It may involve intentional deceit of others, or self deception....
, a legal concept in which a malicious motive on the part of a party in a lawsuit undermines their case - Bad faith (existentialism)Bad faith (existentialism)Bad faith is a philosophical concept used by existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre to describe the phenomenon where a human being under pressure from societal forces adopts false values and disowns their innate freedom to act authentically...
, mauvaise foi, a philosophical concept wherein one denies one's total freedom, instead choosing to behave as an inert object
- Good faith
- Faith (religion), the belief in the truths of religion; belief in the authenticity of divine revelation
- the first of the theological virtuesTheological virtuesTheological virtues - in theology and Christian philosophy, are the character qualities associated with salvation, resulting from the grace of God, which enlightens human mind.- In the Bible :The three theological virtues are:...
in Catholic theology
- the first of the theological virtues
- Any specific system of religious belief ("one's faith"), see ReligionReligionReligion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
- Trust (social sciences)
- FáithFaithFaith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
, the Irish for "prophet, seer"
Music
- Faith (band)Faith (band)-History:Faith was founded in 1984 by Roger Johansson , Christer Nilsson and Peter Svensson , who had always been the stable part of the line-up ever since. But in the beginning the band was a four-piece: another guitarist, named Jörgen Thuresson, was also a member of the group.The band didn't...
, a doom metal group - Faith (The Cure album)Faith (The Cure album)Faith is the third album by British band The Cure, released in April 1981.- Overview :Faith is generally a brooding, atmospheric, and sombre album, although it has a flash of anger in the form of the song "Doubt", and some edge in the driving single "Primary"...
,1981 - Faith (George Michael album)Faith (George Michael album)Faith is George Michael's first solo album, released in October 1987 via Columbia Records/Epic Records. The album has won several awards including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989. To date, the album has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, and received diamond certification from...
, 1987- "Faith" (George Michael song)Faith (George Michael song)"Faith" is a #1 song, written and performed by George Michael, released as a single on Columbia Records, from his 1987 Faith album. According to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year in the United States in 1988....
, written and performed by George Michael, covered by Limp Bizkit
- "Faith" (George Michael song)
- Faith (Faith Hill album)Faith (Faith Hill album)International version – Love Will Always Win-Production:*Producers: Faith Hill and Byron Gallimore , Faith Hill and Dann Huff *Associate producer: Ann Callis*Engineers: Jeff Balding, Julian King...
, 1998 - Faith: A Holiday AlbumFaith: A Holiday AlbumFaith: A Holiday Album is the second holiday album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1999, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 5 on the Internet Albums chart and number 6 on the Billboard 200...
, 1999 album by Kenny G - Faith (Faith Evans album)Faith (Faith Evans album)Faith is the debut album by American R&B singer Faith Evans, released by Bad Boy Records on August 29, 1995 in the United States. Featuring main production by The Hitmen members Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Chucky Thompson, as well as Mark Ledford, Herb Middleton, and Jean-Claude Olivier, among...
, 1995 - Faith (Hyde album), 2006
- Faith (Eyes of Eden album)Faith (Eyes of Eden album)Faith is the first studio album by the gothic metal band Eyes of Eden. It was released on August 20, 2007 in Europe and on November 6, 2007 in North America.-Track list:# "Winter Night" – 3:37# "When Gods Fall" – 3:37# "Star" – 3:47...
, 2007 - Faith (Dynamic Praise album)Faith (Dynamic Praise album)Faith is a CD Released by Dynamic Praise in 2001.-Track listing:...
- "Faith" (Celine Dion song)Faith (Celine Dion song)"Faith" is a song by Céline Dion, released on October 27, 2003 as the third, and very rare single in Canada from her album One Heart....
, 2003 single by Céline Dion, from the album One Heart - Faith (Lords of the Underground song)Faith (Lords of the Underground song)"Faith" was the third and final single released from the Lords of the Underground's second album, Keepers of the Funk. The song was produced by the Lords of the Underground themselves and featured singer, Deniece Williams. "Faith" has thus far been the group's final charting single, peaking at 49...
- "Faith" by contemporary Celtic, neopagan singer Sharon KnightSharon KnightSharon Knight is a San Francisco-based neopagan composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist known for writing, recording, and performing Celtic fusion music. She also records and performs harder edged music with Middle Eastern themes as the frontperson of the Pagan rock/Folk Metal group Pandemonaeon...
, from the album Incantation (1996) - "Faith", a song by Jordin Sparks from the album BattlefieldBattlefield (album)Battlefield is the second studio album by American R&B and pop singer Jordin Sparks. It was first released on July 17, 2009 in Australia and Ireland, July 20 in the UK and from July 21 worldwide, on Jive Records...
- Faith (In the Power of Love)Faith (In the Power of Love)"Faith " is a single by Zambian-born singer Rozalla.-Chart information:"Faith " first charted in the United Kingdom in April 1991, reaching #65. The single was, however, re-released in November of that year after the success of her previous single, "Everybody's Free "...
, a single by Zambian-born singer Rozalla
Given name
- Saint Faith, or Saint Foi, a third-century AD French saint
- Adam FaithAdam FaithTerence "Terry" Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith was a Teen idol English singer, actor and later financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5...
(1940–2003), English pop singer - Faith PopcornFaith PopcornFaith Popcorn, , is a futurist, author and founder and CEO of marketing consulting firm BrainReserve. Prior to founding her consultancy, Popcorn was an advertising agency creative director. She is a graduate of New York University and New York’s High School of Performing Arts...
(born 1947), American futurist - Faith FordFaith FordFaith Ford is an American television and film actress, known for having played the roles of Corky Sherwood on Murphy Brown and Hope Fairfield-Shanowski on Hope & Faith.-Early life:...
(born 1964), American actress - Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
(born 1967), American country and pop singer - Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
(born 1973), American R&B singer - Paloma FaithPaloma FaithPaloma Faith is a British singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober", then her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, which was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Her debut album stayed within the top 40 album...
(born 1985), English singer and actress - Faith YangFaith YangFaith Yang is a rock musician and fashion model. She grew up in Sydney, Australia and studied biology and genetics at Sydney University. In 2000 Faith won the Taiwan Golden Music awards for Best Female Performer got nominated for Best Album ....
(born 1974), Taiwanese singer and model - Corey TaylorCorey TaylorCorey Todd Taylor sometimes known by the number 8, is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Slipknot and Stone Sour. Taylor was raised by his single mother. He developed a fond feeling toward classic rock after his grandmother introduced him to it...
(born 1973), American musician nicknamed "Faith"
Fictional characters
- Faith LehaneFaith LehaneFaith is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Played by actress Eliza Dushku in the TV series and by Whitney Thompson in the motion comic series, Faith was introduced in the third season of Buffy and was a focus of that season's...
, a fictional character for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, portrayed by Eliza Dushku - Faith (comics)Faith (comics)Faith is a superhero in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in JLA #69 .-Fictional character biography:Faith is a female hero with tremendous psychic powers...
, a superhero in the DC Comics universe - Faith Connors, the protagonist in the action-adventure video game Mirror's EdgeMirror's EdgeMirror's Edge is a single-player first person action-adventure video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was announced on July 10, 2007, and was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2008. A Microsoft Windows version was released...
- Faith Newman, a character from the American soap opera The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
Film and television
- Faith (film)Faith (film)Faith is a 1916 silent film directed by James Kirkwood.-Plot:Faith is an orphan who befriends Mark Strong, an alcoholic lawyer. While Mark is trying to get sober again, Faith is falsely accused for theft and is arrested...
or The Virtuous Outcast, a 1916 silent film - "Faith" (Battlestar Galactica)Faith (Battlestar Galactica)"Faith" is the eighth episode in the fourth season of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. It first aired on television on May 9, 2008. The episode guest starred actress Nana Visitor, best known for her role as Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine...
, an episode of Battlestar Galactica - "Faith" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- "Faith" (Stargate Universe)Faith (Stargate Universe)"Faith" is the thirteenth episode of military science fiction television series Stargate Universe. The episode originally aired on April 16, 2010 on Syfy in the United States, and on SPACE in Canada. The episode was directed by William Waring who directed two other episodes for the series...
, an episode of Stargate Universe - "Faith" (Supernatural), an episode of Supernatural
Other
- Faith (dog)Faith (dog)Faith, a bipedal female dog, was born in December 2002 in the United States with three legs; two fully developed hind legs and a deformed front leg, which was amputated when she was seven months old after it began to atrophy. Her owner, Jude Stringfellow, adopted Faith when the mother dog was found...
(born 2002), bipedal dog, born with only three legs - Faith shoesFaith shoesFaith is a UK shoe company that was started in 1964 by a London accountant called Samuel Faith and his wife Terry. In the following years new stores were gradually added, primarily in the South of England...
, UK shoe company - Faith 7, name given to the space capsule, by its pilot, in the 1963 US space mission Mercury-Atlas 9Mercury-Atlas 9Mercury-Atlas 9 was the final manned space mission of the U.S. Mercury program, launched on May 15, 1963 from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft, named Faith 7, completed 22 Earth orbits before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, piloted by astronaut Gordon Cooper, then...
See also
- The Faith (disambiguation)
- Faith-based schools
- Faith healingFaith healingFaith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents, stimulate a divine presence and power toward correcting disease and disability. Belief in divine intervention in illness or...
- Leap of faith (disambiguation)Leap of faith (disambiguation)A leap of faith most commonly refers to the act of believing in something without, or in spite of, available empirical evidence.Leap of Faith may also refer to:...