faith-based
Rooted in belief
Faith-based describes programs, organizations, or initiatives rooted in religious belief: faith-based charities, faith-based initiatives.
The term emerged in American political discourse in the 1990s and 2000s, often referring to religious groups receiving government funding for social services.
It can also describe approaches that rely on belief rather than evidence: faith-based economics.
Place of Christian worship
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- templeSacred worship structure
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
ministry · clergy · scripture · worship · prayer · sermon · parish · denomination
Organization serving public good
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- outreachProactive community assistance
- ministryClergy's work or state department
mission · program · coalition · network · partnership · institution · foundation · agency
Generous giving for others
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- tithingReligious tenth contribution
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
generosity · relief · aid · shelter · sponsorship · microfinance · welfare · orphanage
Principles held worthwhile
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- conscienceInternal moral sense
integrity · righteousness · compassion · stewardship · accountability · justice · mercy · humility
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
guidance · practice · healing · counseling · retreat · journey · transformation · renewal
church
Place of Christian worship
congregation · ministry · clergy · scripture · worship · prayer · sermon · parish · denomination · sect
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- outreachProactive community assistance
ministry · mission · program · coalition · network · partnership · institution · foundation · agency · advocacy
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- tithingReligious tenth contribution
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
benevolence · generosity · relief · aid · shelter · sponsorship · microfinance · welfare · orphanage · hospice
values
Principles held worthwhile
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
conscience · integrity · righteousness · compassion · stewardship · accountability · justice · mercy · humility · service
prayer
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
discernment · guidance · practice · healing · counseling · retreat · journey · transformation · renewal · awakening
- traditionalismfamily values, traditional marriage, nuclear family, morality, patriotism
faith-basedsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
nonreligious · areligious · godless · atheistic · humanist
faith-basedevidence-based
Supported by verified data
empirical · data-driven · fact-based · rational · scientific
base, faith, confident, faithful, based, unfaithful, fidelity, faithfully, faithfulness