act of faith

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act of faith

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Compare Portuguese auto da fé.

noun acts of faith

  1. An action that demonstrates one's religious faith.
  2. figuratively An action taken based on trust in a positive outcome with no guarantees.

    Similar: leap of faith

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noun action that demonstrates one's religious faith

Portuguêsauto da fé
Françaisacte de foi
Italianoatto di fede

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@misc{act_of_faith_2026,
  title = {act of faith},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/act%20of%20faith},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}