Faithful, The

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• Faithful, The —    The New Testament and Prayer Book name for all the Baptized, who, being admitted into the Household of Faith, are the people of the Faith fideles, that is, believers …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• The Faithful —     The Faithful     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Faithful     (Lat. fideles, from fides, faith.)     Those who have bound themselves to a religious association, whose doctrine they accept, and into whose rites they have been initiated. Among… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Pope —     The Pope     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope     (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633).     The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Roman Congregations —     The Roman Congregations     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Roman Congregations     Certain departments have been organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the transaction of those affairs which canonical discipline and the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Faithful — Faithful Faith ful, a. 1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. [1913 Webster] You are not faithful, sir. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Faithful — Faith ful, a. 1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. [1913 Webster] You are not faithful, sir. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) —     The Rite of Constantinople     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople     (Also BYZANTINE RITE.)     The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Faithful Tour — was a national tour held by British Christian band Phatfish. The set of concerts took the band around England and Scotland, performing songs from their most recent studio release at the time, Faithful The Worship Songs. The band played to… …   Wikipedia

• faithful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) remaining loyal and steadfast. 2) remaining sexually loyal to a lover or spouse. 3) true to the facts or the original. ► NOUN (the faithful) ▪ the believers in a particular religion. DERIVATIVES faithfulness …   English terms dictionary