\Faith"ful\, a.
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.
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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.
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{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}, adv. -{Faith"ful*ness},
     n.