faithful

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Loyal

   Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

   • My dog is very faithful: he doesn't like to be petted by anybody else.
2. 2

   Having faith.

   • The application of the old discipline, say the conservatives, would probably produce a smaller but more faithful Church.
3. 3

   Reliable

   Reliable; worthy of trust.

   • My servant is very faithful.
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   1. 4

      Consistent with reality.

      • I would consider that a very faithful reproduction.
   2. 5

      Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.

      • They had been faithful to each other all of their married life.
      • She wanted to be free to explore casual affairs, but her man had to be faithful.
   3. 6

      Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in…

      Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.

   4. 7

      Of a module, whose annihilator is zero.

   5. 8

      The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.

      • The faithful pray five times a day.
      • The annual meeting was attended by the long-term party faithful.
      • We Fremen have a saying: God created Arrakis to train the faithful. One cannot go against the word of God.
   6. 9

      Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.

      • Earlier this year, as the recession put a damper on ticket sales, Maxwell said the easy route would have been to go for the tried-and-true old faithfuls.

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