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betting your whole life on a hand you can't see the cards of
means Firm belief or trust in something or someone, often held without — or beyond — proof.
from From Latin 'fides,' meaning trust or confidence, which gave Old French 'feid' before it settled into English as 'faith.' The same 'fides' root runs through 'fidelity,' 'confide,' and even the dog name 'Fido' — all of them, at heart, about putting your trust somewhere.
- etymology
- From Latin fides, meaning trust and confidence
- placebo cousin
- Belief alone measurably triggers real healing responses
- market force
- Currency value rests entirely on collective faith
- smallest seed
- Famously compared to a mustard seed moving mountains
- no proof clause
- Defined as conviction of things unseen
abraham's sacrifice of isaac — biblical act of obedience where abraham prepared to sacrifice his son based on god's command, genesis 22
jesus walking on water — matthew 14:22-33, disciples asked to have faith as jesus approached their boat during a storm
doubting thomas — john 20:24-29, apostle who refused to believe jesus's resurrection until he saw physical evidence himself