fides.
faith, loyalty; honesty; credit; confidence, trust, belief; good faith;
Meaning & usage
faith; belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation)
fidēs explicita
fidēs implicita
reliance (act of relying on or trusting)
confidence; trust (confidence in or reliance on some person or quality)
credit (acceptance of the truth of something said or done)
loyalty; fidelity, faith (state of demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something)
good faith (good, honest intentions)
honesty (act, quality, or condition of being honest)
guarantee; promise (an assurance of something to be done)
help; assistance
Where this word comes from
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *bīdaną.
a lyre, lute, harp, or another stringed instrument
a string of a musical instrument
Where this word comes from
Derived from Ancient Greek σφίδη (sphídē).
nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fidis
Where this word comes from
Derived from Ancient Greek σφίδη (sphídē).
second-person singular future active indicative of fīdō (“to trust; to put confidence in”)
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