article of faith

1. 1.

   (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided

   Synonymscredendum

   Broaderdogma

   Christianity

2. 2.

   an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

   Synonymsconvictionstrong belief

   Broaderbelief

   Narroweramateurism

Questions about article of faith

What does article of faith mean?

article of faith means "(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for article of faith?

Close synonyms include credendum, conviction, strong belief. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is article of faith a common word?

article of faith is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.