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# faithful

«faithful» in Mova's school dictionary: **loyal and true — always staying with and supporting a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (faithful, more faithful); noun (the faithful — plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Faithful means loyal and true — always staying with and supporting a person, a team or a promise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#m1)

2) (church) Faithful means firmly believing in God and keeping your faith; "the faithful" are the believers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#m2)

3) Faithful means exact and true to the original: "a faithful copy". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#m3)

4) A faithful husband or wife is loyal to their partner and does not love someone else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, a faithful dog or friend sticks by the hero; the reader trusts them. In church, "O come, all ye faithful" is a famous carol. In the Bible, Jesus says "Well done, good and faithful servant". Old Faithful is a geyser in the USA that erupts regularly. Phrases: faithful friend, faithful servant, remain faithful, the faithful, ever faithful.

### examples

- The faithful dog waited every day at the station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#x1)
- Grandad was a faithful supporter of his football club for life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#x2)
- "O come, all ye faithful," sang the choir. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#x3)
- The faithful filled the church for Easter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#x4)
- Her drawing was a faithful copy of the painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#x5)
- Ruth stayed faithful to Naomi and went with her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/#x6)

### note

Adverb faithfully: letters to someone you don't know end "Yours faithfully" (UK). Noun faithfulness. Opposite unfaithful. Spelling: faith + ful (one l).

### In the corpora

- ["Well done, good and faithful servant!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/86-keeping-promises/13/)
- [You have been faithful with a few things" (Matthew 25:21): tell even if no one would find out you slipped.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/86-keeping-promises/14/)
- [How is the faithful city become a harlot!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.21/)
- [and I will take unto Me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.163/)
- [Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.147/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «faithful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.