| confidence | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness | freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" |
| ~ certainty | the state of being certain.; "his certainty reassured the others" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. confidence | a feeling of trust (in someone or something).; "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" |
| ~ security | freedom from anxiety or fear.; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security" |
| n. (state) | 3. confidence | a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable.; "public confidence in the economy" |
| ~ hopefulness | full of hope. |
| n. (state) | 4. confidence, trust | a trustful relationship.; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" |
| ~ friendly relationship, friendship | the state of being friends (or friendly). |
| n. (communication) | 5. confidence | a secret that is confided or entrusted to another.; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences" |
| ~ secret | something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on).; "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret" |
| faith | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| ~ persecution | the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion). |
| ~ vigil, watch | the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival). |
| ~ consecration | (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God.; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church" |
| ~ chastity, sexual abstention, celibacy | abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows). |
| ~ toleration | official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion). |
| ~ traditionalism | adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters). |
| ~ censer, thurible | a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual). |
| ~ cloister | a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions). |
| ~ habit | a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order. |
| ~ orthodoxy | the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion). |
| ~ supernatural virtue, theological virtue | according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues. |
| ~ netherworld, scheol, hades, infernal region, underworld, hell | (religion) the world of the dead.; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth" |
| ~ meditation | (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects). |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| ~ apophatism | the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not). |
| ~ cataphatism | the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image'). |
| ~ doctrine of analogy, analogy | the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate. |
| ~ cultus, religious cult, cult | a system of religious beliefs and rituals.; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" |
| ~ cult | a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false.; "it was a satanic cult" |
| ~ ecclesiasticism | religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices. |
| ~ mysticism, religious mysticism | a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality. |
| ~ nature worship | a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena. |
| ~ revealed religion | a religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind. |
| ~ theism | the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods. |
| ~ heathenism, pagan religion, paganism | any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ hindooism, hinduism | a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils. |
| ~ brahmanism, brahminism | the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads. |
| ~ jainism | religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being. |
| ~ sikhism | the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam. |
| ~ buddhism | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth. |
| ~ hsuan chiao, taoism | popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic. |
| ~ shintoism, shinto | the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors. |
| ~ manichaeanism, manichaeism | a religion founded by Manes in the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000. |
| ~ mithraicism, mithraism | ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.. |
| ~ mazdaism, zoroastrianism | system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil). |
| ~ bahaism | a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States.; "Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private" |
| ~ asian shamanism, shamanism | an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans. |
| ~ shamanism | any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes). |
| ~ wicca | the polytheistic nature religion of modern witchcraft whose central deity is a mother goddess; claims origins in pre-Christian pagan religions of western Europe. |
| ~ affirmation | (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds). |
| ~ demythologisation, demythologization | the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms. |
| ~ beelzebub, devil, lucifer, old nick, prince of darkness, satan, the tempter | (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell. |
| ~ brother | a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group).; "none of his brothers would betray him" |
| ~ conformist | someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters). |
| ~ latitudinarian | a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct). |
| ~ numen | a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion). |
| ~ noviciate, novitiate | the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order). |
| ~ die | suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense).; "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die" |
| ~ believe | follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer.; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" |
| ~ misbelieve | hold a false or unorthodox belief. |
| ~ worship | show devotion to (a deity).; "Many Hindus worship Shiva" |
| ~ reincarnate, transmigrate | be born anew in another body after death.; "Hindus believe that we transmigrate" |
| ~ free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical | unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion). |
| ~ clean | ritually clean or pure. |
| ~ unclean, impure | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws.; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you" |
| ~ conforming, conformist | adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion). |
| ~ discalceate, discalced, unshod | (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals.; "discalced friars" |
| ~ formalised, formalistic, formalized | concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art).; "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" |
| ~ christian | relating to or characteristic of Christianity.; "Christian rites" |
| ~ protestant | of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism.; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination" |
| ~ calvinist, calvinistic, calvinistical | of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents. |
| ~ jewish-orthodox, orthodox | of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism.; "Orthodox Judaism" |
| ~ eastern orthodox, greek orthodox, russian orthodox, orthodox | of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| ~ anglican | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Anglican church.; "an Anglican bishop" |
| ~ congregationalist, congregational | of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church. |
| ~ episcopal, episcopalian | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church.; "the Episcopal hierarchy"; "married by an Episcopalian minister" |
| ~ revivalistic | of or relating to or characterizing revivalism. |
| ~ lutheran | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of the Protestant Church adhering to the views of Luther.; "Lutheran doctrines" |
| ~ methodist, wesleyan | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley.; "Methodist theology" |
| ~ mormon | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Mormon Church.; "Mormon leaders"; "the former Mormon practice of polygamy" |
| ~ unitarian | of or relating to or characterizing Unitarianism. |
| ~ catechismal | of or relating to a catechism summarizing the principles of Christianity. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. faith, trust | complete confidence in a person or plan etc.; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| n. (group) | 3. faith, organized religion, religion | an institution to express belief in a divine power.; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" |
| ~ institution, establishment | an organization founded and united for a specific purpose. |
| ~ christian church, church | one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship. |
| ~ hebraism, jewish religion, judaism | Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud. |
| ~ hindooism, hinduism | the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. |
| ~ taoism | religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu. |
| ~ buddhism | a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha. |
| ~ khalsa | the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699. |
| ~ church of scientology, scientology | a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment. |
| ~ shinto | the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan. |
| ~ established church | the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation. |
| ~ religious order, religious sect, sect | a subdivision of a larger religious group. |
| ~ cult | followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader. |
| ~ cult | followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices. |
| ~ canonize, canonise, saint | declare (a dead person) to be a saint.; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" |
| ~ exorcise, exorcize | expel through adjuration or prayers.; "exorcise evil spirits" |
| ~ confirm | administer the rite of confirmation to.; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith" |
| ~ covenant | enter into a covenant. |
| ~ redeem, save, deliver | save from sins. |
| n. (act) | 4. faith | loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person.; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors" |
| ~ allegiance, commitment, loyalty, dedication | the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action.; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team" |
| trust | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. trust | something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary).; "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father" |
| ~ belongings, property, holding | something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone.; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property" |
| ~ active trust | a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties. |
| ~ blind trust | a trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person establishing the trust gives up the right to information about the assets. |
| ~ passive trust | a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties. |
| ~ charitable trust, public trust | a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes. |
| ~ clifford trust, grantor trust | a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more. |
| ~ implied trust | a trust inferred by operation of law. |
| ~ direct trust, express trust | a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation). |
| ~ discretionary trust | a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate. |
| ~ inter vivos trust, living trust | a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime. |
| ~ spendthrift trust | a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence. |
| ~ testamentary trust | a trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies. |
| ~ savings account trust, savings bank trust, totten trust, trust account, trustee account | a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary. |
| ~ voting trust | an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. reliance, trust | certainty based on past experience.; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" |
| ~ certainty | the state of being certain.; "his certainty reassured the others" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. trust, trustfulness, trustingness | the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others.; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ credulity | tendency to believe readily. |
| n. (group) | 4. cartel, combine, corporate trust, trust | a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service.; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" |
| ~ consortium, syndicate, pool | an association of companies for some definite purpose. |
| ~ drug cartel | an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs.; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations" |
| ~ oil cartel | a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil. |
| v. (cognition) | 5. bank, rely, swear, trust | have confidence or faith in.; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" |
| ~ believe | accept as true; take to be true.; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" |
| ~ credit | have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of. |
| ~ lean | rely on for support.; "We can lean on this man" |
| ~ depend, bet, reckon, calculate, count, look | have faith or confidence in.; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
| v. (social) | 6. trust | allow without fear. |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. believe, trust | be confident about something.; "I believe that he will come back from the war" |
| ~ anticipate, expect | regard something as probable or likely.; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
| v. (emotion) | 8. desire, hope, trust | expect and wish.; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
| ~ wish | hope for; have a wish.; "I wish I could go home now" |
| v. (possession) | 9. commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| ~ commend | give to in charge.; "I commend my children to you" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ consign, charge | give over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage" |
| ~ recommit | commit again.; "It was recommitted into her custody" |
| ~ obligate | commit in order to fulfill an obligation.; "obligate money" |
| v. (possession) | 10. trust | extend credit to.; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ loan, lend | give temporarily; let have for a limited time.; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" |
| commit | | |
| v. (social) | 1. commit, perpetrate, pull | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ make | carry out or commit.; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" |
| ~ recommit | commit once again, as of a crime. |
| v. (communication) | 2. commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| ~ vow, consecrate | dedicate to a deity by a vow. |
| ~ give | offer in good faith.; "He gave her his word" |
| ~ rededicate | dedicate anew.; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| ~ apply | apply oneself to.; "Please apply yourself to your homework" |
| v. (possession) | 3. charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send | cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| ~ hospitalise, hospitalize | admit into a hospital.; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high" |
| v. (possession) | 4. commit, invest, place, put | make an investment.; "Put money into bonds" |
| ~ fund | invest money in government securities. |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| ~ roll over | re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security.; "She rolled over her IRA" |
| ~ shelter | invest (money) so that it is not taxable. |
| ~ tie up | invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes.; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" |
| ~ job, speculate | invest at a risk.; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" |
| ~ buy into | buy stocks or shares of a company. |
| v. (social) | 5. commit, practice | engage in or perform.; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" |
| ~ engage, pursue, prosecute | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in.; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" |
| depend | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. depend | be contingent upon (something that is elided).; "That depends" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ hang by a hair, hang by a thread | depend on a small thing or be at risk.; "His life now hangs by a thread" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. bet, calculate, count, depend, look, reckon | have faith or confidence in.; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
| ~ rely, trust, swear, bank | have confidence or faith in.; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" |
| entrust | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone.; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| recommend | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. advocate, recommend, urge | push for something.; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| v. (communication) | 2. commend, recommend | express a good opinion of. |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| v. (change) | 3. recommend | make attractive or acceptable.; "Honesty recommends any person" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
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