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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
faithfulness \faithfulness\ n. the trait of being faithful.
Syn: fidelity. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Faithful \Faith"ful\, adjective
1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.
You are not faithful, sir. --B. Jonson.
2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties, or other engagements.
The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him. --Deut. vii. 9.
3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a faithful husband or servant.
So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless, faithful only he. --Milton.
4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or representation.
It is a faithful saying. --2 Tim. ii. 11.
{The Faithful}, 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}, adverb -{Faith"ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
faithfulness
noun: the quality of being faithful [syn: {fidelity}] [ant: {infidelity}, {infidelity}]
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