( from dictionary.com )
1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's
ability.
2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the
hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the
firm faith of the Pilgrims.
4. belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit,
etc.: to be of the same faith with someone concerning
honesty.
5. a system of religious belief: the Christian faith; the Jewish
faith.