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Definition: THE FAITHFUL |
THE FAITHFUL1. The adherents of any system of religious belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of Mohammed. Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious; trustworthy. -- Faith"ful*ly , adv. - Faith"ful*ness , n. |
Crosswords: THE FAITHFUL |
| English words defined with "THE FAITHFUL": Bound bailiff ♦ Catholic epistles, close ♦ dependably ♦ faithful, faithfully, faithfulness, Father of the Faithful, fidelity ♦ Land of the leal, leal, Ligeance ♦ Mahdi, Metecorn, millennium, mu'adhdhin, muazzin, muezzin ♦ reliably ♦ Soothfast ♦ woman ♦ Yellowstone National Park. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "THE FAITHFUL": Abdiel, Achates, Advocate ♦ Berengarians, Bird in thy Bosom, Blandiman ♦ Concert ♦ Flowers and Trees ♦ High Places, Horn-book ♦ Land o'the Leal, Lie at the Catch, Little-Endians ♦ Maccabees, Books of the, Mehuman, Morgiana ♦ Orchard, Oriana ♦ Palm Tree, Pearls, Public-house Signs ♦ repentance, Road, Rocket, Roses ♦ Serat, Sky, Stations, story ♦ Timothy, Second Epistle to, Twins ♦ Vegetables ♦ Walking Stick. (references) |
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Screenplays | It's some kind of demon that stalks the faithful in their sleep, or just comes and takes you like a beast! (Deadly Blessing; writing credit: Glenn M. Benest; Matthew Barr) I am the true defender of the faithful and the blood of the prophet runs in me and I am but a servant of his will. (The Wind and the Lion; writing credit: John Milius) Leave?! No! You have not yet graced our gathering with a song. Come, my dear, I must present you to the faithful. Now! (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls; writing credit: Roger Ebert; Russ Meyer) | |
Lyrics | Now you play the loving woman I'll play the faithful man ("BRILLIANT DISGUISE"; performing artist: Bruce Springsteen) Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light. ("Moonshadow"; performing artist: Cat Stevens) Degenerate the faithful ("Rock the Casbah"; performing artist: The Clash) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Faithful City (1952) Carmenita the Faithful (1911) The Faithful Wife (1909) | |
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 | The faithful Redinger, laboratory assistant on board the ship. Plate VIII, print 7. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 89.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | The faithful servitor.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The faithful shepherds] / A.F. Tait, N.Y. [18]97.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Afghanistan | Taliban leader Mullah Omar carried the title of Commander of the Faithful. (references) |
Economic History | Afghanistan | A 1997 Taliban edict renamed the country the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and installed Taliban leader Mullah Omar as Head of State and "Commander of the Faithful." He held all ultimate authority. (references) |
Minorities | Germany | This has, at times, led to societal discord, such as local resistance to the construction of mosques or disagreements over whether Muslims can use loudspeakers in residential neighborhoods to call the faithful to prayer. (references) |
Political Economy | Afghanistan | In 1997 the Taliban issued an edict renaming the country the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and named its leader, Mullah Omar, Head of State and Commander of the Faithful, granting him ultimate authority. (references) |
Political Rights | Afghanistan | The Taliban movement's authority had emanated from its leader, Mullah Omar, who carried the title Commander of the Faithful, and from the Taliban's military occupation of most of the country. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent with continuity of sin. Desirous to avoid the pains of Hell, You will repent and join the Church, Parnell? How needless! -- Nick will keep you off the coals And add you to the woes of other souls. Jomater Abemy |
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | To the people, therefore, and to the faithful and able depositaries of their trust is the credit due. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We have discovered that every child who learns, every man who finds work, every sick body that is made whole--like a candle added to an altar--brightens the hope of all the faithful. |
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Expressions using "THE FAITHFUL": commander of the faithful ♦ Father of the Faithful. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
prayer of the faithful | 63 |
the faithful wife | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "THE FAITHFUL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ortodoksët. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | християните (christendom, church), правоверните. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vìřící (believer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חברים מסורים, אמ ים. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hívõk (fold). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mukmin (believer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 霊" (monument to the faithful who died in battle), 魂碑 (monument to the faithful who died in battle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ちゅう""ひ (monument to the faithful who died in battle), ちゅうれいとう (monument to the faithful who died in battle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Ny Credjuee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ethay aithfulfay верующие (faithful). (various references) vernik (believer, faithful: the faithful). (various references) de rättrogna. (various references) vefakâr insanlar, müminler (believers, the worshippers), inananlar (the worshippers). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 1, Verse 21 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | PwV egeneto pornh poliV pisth siwn plhrhV krisewV en h dikaiosunh ekoimhqh en auth nun de foneutai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quomodo facta est meretrix civitas fidelis plena iudicii iustitia habitavit in ea nunc autem homicidae |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | What maner is mad a strumpet the feithful cite ful of dom? riytwisnesse dwellede in it; now forsothe mansleeres. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | How is the faithful city become a harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The upright town has become untrue; there was a time when her judges gave right decisions, when righteousness had a resting-place in her, but now she is full of those who take men's lives. |
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| Language | Isaiah Chapter 1, Verse 21 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Naunsa ang ciudad nga matinumanon nahimo man nga bigaon! siya nga kaniadto napuno sa justicia! ang pagkamatarung maoy nagpuyo diha kaniya, apan karon ang mga mamumuno na. |
| Croatian | Kako li posta bludnicom tvrða vjerna? Bješe puna praviènosti, pravda u njoj stolovala, a sad - ubojice. |
| Danish | At den skulde ende som Skøge, den trofaste By, Zion, så fuld af Ret, Retfærdigheds Hjem, men nu er der Mordere. |
| Dutch | Hoe is de getrouwe stad tot een hoer geworden! Zij was vol recht, gerechtigheid herbergde daarin, maar nu doodslagers. |
| Finnish | Voi, kuinka onkaan portoksi tullut uskollinen kaupunki! Se oli täynnä oikeutta, siellä asui vanhurskaus, mutta nyt murhamiehet. |
| French | Quoi donc! la cité fidèle est devenue une prostituée! Elle était remplie d`équité, la justice y habitait, Et maintenant il y a des assassins! |
| German | Wie geht das zu, daß die fromme Stadt zur Hure geworden ist? Sie war voll Rechts, Gerechtigkeit wohnte darin, nun aber Mörder. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Yon lè, lavil Jerizalèm te renmen m' ak tout kè li. Koulye a, li tounen yon jennès! Yon lè, se moun ki mache dwat ase ki te rete ladan l', yo pa t' fè lenjistis. Koulye a se renk ansasen! |
| Hungarian | Mint lett paráznává a hív város! teljes vala jogossággal, igazság lakozott benne, és most gyilkosok! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kota yang dahulu setia, sekarang seperti seorang pelacur! Dahulu semua penduduknya adil dan jujur, tetapi sekarang didiami oleh pembunuh-pembunuh. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Aduh! bagaimana negeri yang setiawan itu sudah berubah menjadi sundal? bahwa dahulu ia penuh dengan perkara yang benar dan keadilan selalu menumpang di dalamnya, maka sekarang ia itu sarang pembunuh juga adanya. |
| Italian | Come mai è diventata una prostituta la citt fedele? Era piena di rettitudine, la giustizia vi dimorava; ora invece è piena di assassini! |
| Maori | ¶ Aue! tona kairautanga o te pa pono! i ki nei ia i te whakawa! he nohoanga no te tika, inaianei ia no nga kaikohuru. |
| Norwegian | Hvor den er blitt til en horkvinne, den trofaste by, som var full av rett, hvor rettferd hadde hjemme, og nu - mordere! |
| Portuguese | Como se fez prostituta a cidade fiel! ela que estava cheia de retidão! A justiça habitava nela, mas agora homicidas. |
| Rumanian | Vai, cetatea aceea credincioasq, cum a ajuns o curvq! Era plinq de judecatq, dreptatea locuia kn ea, wi acum e plinq de ucigawi! |
| Russian | лБЛ У"ЕМБМБУШ 'МХ"ОЙ"ЕА ЧЕТОБС УФПМЙ"Б, ЙУ ПМОЕООБС ТБЧПУХ"ЙС! рТБЧ"Б П'ЙФБМБ Ч ОЕК, Б ФЕ ЕТШ--Х'ЙК"Щ. |
| Swedish | Huru har hon icke blivit en sköka, den trogna staden! Den var full av rätt, rättfärdighet bodde därinne, men nu bo där mördare. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-f-h-h-i-l-t-t-u" | |
-3 letters: faithful. | |
-4 letters: fateful, hateful. | |
-5 letters: fetial, fitful, futile, haffet, haffit, halite, hatful, health, thulia, tuffet. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 48 45 46 41 49 54 48 46 55 4C |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000110 01000001 01001001 01010100 01001000 01000110 01010101 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T H E   F A I T H F U L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0048 0045 0046 0041 0049 0054 0048 0046 0055 004C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54423924035435442405546 |
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