Synonyms:
fidelity, faithfulness
Meaning: the quality of being faithful
Usage examples
He had proved his faithfulness, sacrificing his life for his master's play-thing.
Four things there were which he kept in view in his teaching--scholarliness, conduct of life, honesty, faithfulness.
He has inhabited it ever since, at intervals; and he thinks he can answer for the faithfulness of the picture he has drawn.
But she really loves us all, and would be miserable to leave us, I am sure--especially in this change; so, for mamma's sake, and for the sake of her faithfulness, I do think she must go.'
Oh, if we had only taken more precaution, if we had placed more confidence in an old servant who had always shown unimpeachable honesty and faithfulness, perhaps thou hadst still been living with us!"
"I take it that it is homage offered to Life," said the other slowly. "Life under four aspects--Maternity corresponds to Christmas and the Christian fable; it is the feast of home, love, faithfulness.
When Warner married Rosie, Liddy sniffed and said what I took for faithfulness in Rosie had been nothing but mawkishness. I have not yet outlived Liddy's contempt because I gave them silver knives and forks as a wedding gift.
As the past has been reviewed, and God's wonderful faithfulness recalled, there has come a great sense of regret that I have not trusted God more, and asked more of him, both for my family and the Chinese. Yes, it is truly wonderful!
Even among our so-called "spoils" politicians and corrupt bosses, who hold their positions by playing upon the selfishness of their followers and the ignorance and apathy of the public, there must be rigid faithfulness to promises, and, at any rate, the appearance of promoting the public welfare.
But in spite of this great love he bore John Thornton, which seemed to bespeak the soft civilizing influence, the strain of the primitive, which the Northland had aroused in him, remained alive and active. Faithfulness and devotion, things born of fire and roof, were his; yet he retained his wildness and wiliness.