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Faithful (adjective)
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
“My dog is a very faithful dog: he doesn’t like to be petted by anybody else.”
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Faithful (adjective)
Having faith.
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Faithful (adjective)
Reliable; worthy of trust.
“My servant is very faithful.”
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Faithful (adjective)
Consistent with reality.
“I would consider that a very faithful reproduction.”
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Faithful (adjective)
Engaging in sexual relations only with one’s spouse or long-term sexual partner.
“They had been faithful to each other all of their married life.”
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Faithful (adjective)
(Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representation or functors in category theory.
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Faithful (noun)
The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
“The faithful pray five times a day.”
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Faithful (noun)
Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.
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Loyal (adjective)
Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
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Loyal (adjective)
Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
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Loyal (adjective)
Faithful to a person or cause.
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Faithful (adjective)
remaining loyal and steadfast
“the city has always been faithful to the Conservative party”
“employees who had notched up decades of faithful service”
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Faithful (adjective)
(of a spouse or partner) never having a sexual relationship with anyone else
“her husband was faithful to her”
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Faithful (adjective)
(of an object) reliable
“my faithful compass”
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Faithful (adjective)
true to the facts or the original
“the film was faithful to the book”
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Faithful (noun)
those who are faithful to a particular religion or political party
“a muezzin called the faithful to prayer”