simple faith

Childlike spiritual trust

Simple faith is belief or trust that doesn't require elaborate theology, evidence, or intellectual justification.

The phrase often carries warmth—suggesting childlike trust in God or basic spiritual conviction uncomplicated by doubt: She approached religion with simple faith, unburdened by doctrinal debates.

It can also be used dismissively to imply naïveté or lack of sophistication.

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childlike · devotion · humble · pure · unwavering · sincere · prayer · daily bread · surrender · letting go · naive · wholehearted · blind · steadfast · mustard seed · still small voice · quiet · serene

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Opposites
epistemic approach

simple faithskeptical analysis

Doubting examination of claims

skepticism · critical thinking · empiricism · doubt · scientific skepticism

complexity of belief

simple faithscholasticism

Rigorous dialectical learning method

apologetics

spiritual disposition

simple faithatheism

Rejection of deities

unbelief · disbelief · cynicism · nihilism · irreligion

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G