ARTICLE OF FAITH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does article of faith mean? 

• ARTICLE OF FAITH (noun)
  The noun ARTICLE OF FAITH has 2 senses:

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

2. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

  Familiarity information: ARTICLE OF FAITH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTICLE OF FAITH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

article of faith; credendum

Hypernyms ("article of faith" is a kind of...):

dogma; tenet (a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof)

Domain category:

Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

article of faith; conviction; strong belief

Hypernyms ("article of faith" is a kind of...):

belief (any cognitive content held as true)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "article of faith"):

amateurism (the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money)