article of faith
Fundamental religious tenet
An article of faith is a belief held as fundamental and not requiring proof.
Originally religious—one of the core doctrines a believer accepts—the phrase now applies to any conviction treated as beyond question: For him, the efficiency of free markets is an article of faith.
The term often carries a hint of skepticism, suggesting the belief may be more assumed than examined.
Held principle or doctrine
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- convictionFirmly held belief
- credoGuiding personal doctrine
- principleFundamental truth or standard
axiom · postulate · certainty · assumption · proposition · affirmation · declaration · testament
Self-assurance or trust
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- relianceState of needing support
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
allegiance · commitment · devotion · steadfastness · dependability · trustworthiness · hope · optimism
tenet
Held principle or doctrine
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- convictionFirmly held belief
- credoGuiding personal doctrine
principle · axiom · postulate · certainty · assumption · proposition · affirmation · declaration · testament · credence
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
loyalty · allegiance · commitment · devotion · steadfastness · dependability · trustworthiness · hope · optimism · certainty
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
confession · theology · orthodoxy · doctrine · sacrament · liturgy · scripture · revelation · covenant · apostasy
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faiths
- principlesprinciple, ethics, tenet, morals, axiom
- dogmadogma, doctrine, creed, tenet, belief
- religious pronouncementscreed, dogma, pronouncement, bull, encyclical
- creedsNicene Creed, Apostles' Creed, Athanasian Creed, creed, credo
- theologyecclesiology, eschatology, Christology, God, dogmatics
article, articles, faith, faithful, faithfully, faithfulness, faithless, faithlessness, unfaithful