1
: steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal
a faithful friend
2
: firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty : conscientious
a faithful employee
3
: given with strong assurance : binding
a faithful promise
4
: true to the facts, to a standard, or to an original
a faithful copy
5
obsolete
: full of faith
faithfulness
noun
1
plural in construction
a
: church members in full communion and good standing
—used with the
b
: the body of believers in Islam
—used with the
2
plural faithful or faithfuls
: one who is faithful
especially
: a loyal follower, member, or fan
party faithfuls
Synonyms
Examples of faithful in a Sentence
Adjective
She has provided the company with many years of faithful service.
He insists that he has always been faithful to his wife.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kyiv is the Vatican, Zelensky is the pope, and career politicians in both parties are the new faithful.
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Adjective
So far, so faithful to previous versions of Like Water for Chocolate.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
These models remain faithful to the original Flieger designs from the 1940s.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
Nearly 1,000 miles northwest, green and yellow Green Bay Packers flags punctured the otherwise dreary, rainy gray skies, as the Wisconsin faithful replaced their trademark cheesehead hats with ponchos and tried to stay dry under pop-up tents before their contest with the Detroit Lions.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Kyiv is the Vatican, Zelensky is the pope, and career politicians in both parties are the new faithful.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Faithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faithful. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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faithful
1 of 2 adjective
faith·ful
ˈfāth-fəl 
1
: loyal sense 1b
a faithful friend
2
: firm in keeping promises or in fulfilling duties
a faithful worker
3
: true to the facts : accurate
faithful copy
faithfulness
noun
faithful
2 of 2 noun
plural faithful or faithfuls
: one that has faith or is faithful
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