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# faithfulness

noun (faithfulness, uncountable)

«faithfulness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being loyal and true to someone, keeping your promises. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#m1)
2. (church, Bible) God's faithfulness means God keeps his promises and never leaves his people; Christians try to show faithfulness to God. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#m2)
3. Staying true to a partner in marriage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#m3)
4. Being exact and accurate: «faithfulness to the original book». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#m4)

### In the lessons

In religion lessons faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit and a quality of Ruth and of Noah; hymns praise «Great is thy faithfulness». In stories the faithful dog Greyfriars Bobby shows faithfulness. Phrases: «God's faithfulness», «faithfulness in marriage», «faithfulness to a friend».

### Examples

- The dog's faithfulness touched everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#x1)
- Ruth showed faithfulness to Naomi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#x2)
- The hymn «Great Is Thy Faithfulness» praises God. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#x3)
- Faithfulness means keeping your promises. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#x4)
- The film was praised for its faithfulness to the book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#x5)
- Married people promise faithfulness to each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#x6)
- Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: faithful; adverb: faithfully («Yours faithfully» ends formal UK letters). Similar: loyalty. Opposite: unfaithfulness, betrayal.

## In Jewish tradition

Means God's steady reliability and truth, and the loyalty people should return.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads "a God of faithfulness" as teaching that God's judgments are always just and His promises sure.

### Examples

- The Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice; a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is He. (Torah DEU.32.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithfulness/#x1)
- And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness. (Torah DEU.32.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithfulness/#x2)
- And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee. (Writings PSA.89.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithfulness/#x3)
- They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness. (Writings LAM.3.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithfulness/#x4)
- Thou hast commanded Thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness. (Writings PSA.119.138, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithfulness/#x5)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: faithful; adverb: faithfully («Yours faithfully» ends formal UK letters). Similar: loyalty. Opposite: unfaithfulness, betrayal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «faithfulness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faithfulness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/faithfulness.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «faithfulness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/faithfulness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faithfulness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/faithfulness.html) on Mova free.