keep faith
Honor your word
Keep faith means to remain loyal to a commitment, promise, or set of beliefs.
To keep faith with someone is to honor your obligations to them: She kept faith with her supporters even when it cost her politically.
The phrase often implies steadfastness through difficulty: He kept faith during the long years of exile.
Commitment to act
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- oathFormal binding promise
word · bond · obligation · duty · fidelity · allegiance · dedication · steadfastness
Self-assurance or trust
- relianceState of needing support
- beliefTrust held as true
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- dependenceState of needing another
credence · certainty · conviction · integrity · honesty · sincerity · truthfulness · reliability
Sustained effort capacity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
fortitude · grit · patience · steadfastness · resolve · stamina · doggedness · unwavering
Firmly held belief
- creedStatement of belief
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
piety · worship · prayer · theology · sacred · divinity · reverence · sanctity
Desire for good outcomes
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- trustConfidence in another
belief · encouragement · assurance · hopefulness · buoyancy · believe in · look forward · stay positive
promise
Commitment to act
oath · word · bond · obligation · duty · fidelity · allegiance · dedication · steadfastness · adherence
confidence
Self-assurance or trust
dependence · credence · certainty · conviction · integrity · honesty · sincerity · truthfulness · reliability · trustworthiness
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- determinationFirmness of purpose
resilience · fortitude · grit · patience · steadfastness · resolve · stamina · doggedness · unwavering · staying power
conviction
Firmly held belief
spirituality · piety · worship · prayer · theology · sacred · divinity · reverence · sanctity · ritual
hope
Desire for good outcomes
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
trust · belief · encouragement · assurance · hopefulness · buoyancy · believe in · look forward · stay positive
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- pep talksyou got this, hang in there, believe in yourself, stay positive, chin up
- Sacred Phrasesamen, hallelujah, alleluia, praise God, glory be
- Positive Thinkingsilver lining, glass half full, hope, positivity, optimism
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold on, hold onto
- reassurancesyou're safe, no sweat, no biggie, don't worry, it's alright
keep faithbetray
Violate a trust
abandon · desert · forsake · abandon ship · defect
keep faithbreak one's word
Fail to keep promise
break a promise · renege · default · welch · double-cross
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