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faith-based

adj

Etymology

From faith + based. The political sense emerged from the 1970s to the 1980s. The term "faith-based organization" dates from 1971.http://books.google.com/books?id=yXLwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22faith-based+organizations%22&dq=%22faith-based+organizations%22&hl=en&ei=zaFrTPbWLcuMOOKMja0B&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg

  1. derived from βάσις
  2. derived from basis
  3. derived from base
  4. inherited from base
  5. suffixed as based — “base + ed”
  6. compounded as faith-based — “faith + based”

Definitions

  1. based on religious faith

    • […] a self-confidence which stems from faith in the Buddha and His power. By this faith-based confidence they cure themselves.

  2. of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations…

    of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations sponsored by government funds

    • You are requesting a $2,100,000 increase for a "Faith Based and Community Initiatives," for a total of $37,432,000 […]. What distinguishes these projects from faith-based initiatives of the Employment and Training Administration?

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