English Dictionary: faithlessness | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for faithlessness | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Faithless \Faith"less\, a. 1. Not believing; not giving credit. Be not faithless, but believing. --John xx. 27. 2. Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not believing in the Christian religion. --Shak. 3. Not observant of promises or covenants. 4. Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious; trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as a husband or a wife. A most unnatural and faithless service. --Shak. 5. Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying. [bd]Yonder faithless phantom.[b8] --Goldsmith. -- {Faith"less*ly}, adv.{Faith"less*ness}, n. |