faithless

faithless
faithless c.1300, “unbelieving,” from FAITH (Cf. faith) + -LESS (Cf. -less). Meaning “insincere” is mid-14c. Related: Faithlessly; faithlessness.

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  • faithless — [fāth′lis] adj. [ME feithles] 1. not keeping faith; dishonest; disloyal 2. unreliable; undependable 3. lacking faith; unbelieving faithlessly adv. faithlessness n. SYN. FAITHLESS implies failure to adhere as to an oath or obligation [a faithless… …   English World dictionary

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  • faithless — [adj] disloyal capricious, changeable, changeful, cheating, deceitful, dishonest, double crossing*, double dealing*, doubting, dubious, false, fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, skeptical, traitorous, treacherous, two faced*,… …   New thesaurus

  • faithless — ► ADJECTIVE 1) disloyal, especially to a spouse or lover. 2) without religious faith. DERIVATIVES faithlessly adverb faithlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Faithless — Infobox musical artist Name = Faithless Img capt = Faithless at the Orange Music Experience Festival, Haifa, 2005 06 27 Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = London, England Genre = House Trance Trip hop Years active …   Wikipedia

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