fides
Pronunciation: [ˈfɪ.deːs]
“fides” is a Latin word. Its 11 meanings in English:
noun
- faith; belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation)
- reliance (act of relying on or trusting)
- confidence; trust (confidence in or reliance on some person or quality)
- credit (acceptance of the truth of something said or done)
- loyalty; fidelity, faith (state of demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something)
- good faith (good, honest intentions)
- honesty (act, quality, or condition of being honest)
- guarantee; promise (an assurance of something to be done)
- help; assistance
- a lyre, lute, harp, or another stringed instrument
- a string of a musical instrument
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *bīdaną.
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