1
: steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal
a faithful friend
2
: firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty : conscientious
a faithful employee
3
: given with strong assurance : binding
a faithful promise
4
: true to the facts, to a standard, or to an original
a faithful copy
5
obsolete
: full of faith
faithfulness
noun
1
plural in construction
a
: church members in full communion and good standing
—used with the
b
: the body of believers in Islam
—used with the
2
plural faithful or faithfuls
: one who is faithful
especially
: a loyal follower, member, or fan
party faithfuls
Examples of faithful in a Sentence
Adjective
She has provided the company with many years of faithful service.
He insists that he has always been faithful to his wife.
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Adjective
Nonetheless, the two become close, to the degree that they are compared to Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
If genre-faithful true crime seeks sense in motive, Kraus is seeking those senseless systems that both produce violence and strip it of meaning.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
That’s why The Observer has brought back the Panthers mailbag to answer pressing questions from the Carolina faithful.
—Mike Kaye
october 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
The Texas high school star was even booed by Canvas faithful during a 17-16 loss to UTSA before being benched during the fourth quarter.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Faithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faithful. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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faithful
1 of 2 adjective
faith·ful
ˈfāth-fəl 
1
: loyal sense 1b
a faithful friend
2
: firm in keeping promises or in fulfilling duties
a faithful worker
3
: true to the facts : accurate
faithful copy
faithfulness
noun
faithful
2 of 2 noun
plural faithful or faithfuls
: one that has faith or is faithful
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