faithful

faith|ful¹ [ˈfeıθfəl] adj

1.) [usually before noun]

remaining loyal to a particular person, belief, political party etc and continuing to support them

▪ Hollis was a good and faithful friend .

▪ years of faithful service to the company

▪ our faithful family dog, Bogey

▪ Eileen became a faithful member of the church.

faithful to

▪ He remained faithful to his principles to the last.

2.) [usually before noun]

representing an event or an image in a way that is exactly true or that looks exactly the same

▪ a faithful account of what had happened

▪ a faithful reproduction of the original picture

3.) if you are faithful to your wife, boyfriend etc, you do not have a sexual relationship with anyone else

faithful to

▪ Do you think Bob's always been faithful to you?

4.) [only before noun]

able to be trusted or depended on

▪ my faithful old Toyota

>faithfulness n [U]

faithful ²

faithful² n

1.) the faithful [plural]

a) the people who are very loyal to a leader, political party etc and continue to support them

▪ Hess still has the support of the party faithful .

b) the people who believe in a religion

▪ church bells calling the faithful to evening prayer

2.)

a loyal follower, supporter, or member

▪ A handful of old faithfuls came to the meeting.