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  • 1Break — (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka …

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  • 2break faith with — BE DISLOYAL TO, be unfaithful to, be untrue to, betray, play someone false, break one s promise to, fail, let down; double cross, deceive, cheat, stab in the back; informal do the dirty on. → faith * * * break faith with phrase to stop supporting …

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  • 3faith — /feɪθ / (say fayth) noun 1. confidence or trust in a person or thing. 2. belief which is not based on proof. 3. belief in the doctrines or teachings of religion. 4. the doctrines which are or should be believed. 5. a system of religious belief:… …

  • 4break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ …

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  • 5break faith with — our own chairman has broken faith with this organization Syn: be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, be untrue to, betray, play someone false, break one s promise to, fail, let down; double cross, deceive, cheat, stab in the back …

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  • 6Faith Hill — Singing in a tribute concert for America s armed forces for ABC s Good Morning America Background information Birth name Audrey Faith Perry …

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  • 7One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism — Live album by Aretha Franklin Released December, 1987 Recorded July …

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  • 8break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… …

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  • 9faith — W2 [feıθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(trust/confidence in somebody/something)¦ 2¦(religion)¦ 3 break faith with somebody/something 4 keep faith with somebody/something 5 good faith 6 bad faith 7 an act of faith ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin:… …

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  • 10faith — [fāth] n. [ME feith < OFr feid, fei < L fides, confidence, belief (in LL(Ec), the Christian religion) < fidere, to trust < IE base * bheidh , to urge, be convinced > BIDE, Gr peithein, to persuade, L foedus, a compact] 1.… …

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