fides

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • faith, belief belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation
  • 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

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain), *bʰeydʰ- (persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeydʰ-

Gloss

persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain

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