faithful Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any loyal and steadfast following
  2. noun a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
    fold; congregation.
  3. adjective steadfast in affection or allegiance
    • years of faithful service
    • faithful employees
    • we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor
  4. adjective satellite marked by fidelity to an original
    close.
    • a close translation
    • a faithful copy of the portrait
    • a faithful rendering of the observed facts
  5. adjective not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
    • he remained faithful to his wife

WordNet

Faith"ful adjective
Definitions
  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, be 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.
    Syn. -- Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious; trustworthy. -- Faith"ful*ly, adv. -Faith"ful*ness, n.

Webster 1913