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on faith

ADJECTIVE

dogmatic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertive categorical pragmatic reasoned

WEAK

a priori as a matter of course authoritarian authoritative axiomatic by fiat by natural law by nature canonical deducible deductive derivable doctrinaire doctrinal eternal excathedra formal imperative inevitable oracular orthodox peremptory positive prophetic systematic theoretical unchangeable unerring unqualified

Antonyms

WEAK

ambiguous amenable doubtful doubting dubious equivocal flexible fluctuating indecisive manageable not positive obedient questioning skeptical submissive uncertain vacillating

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The first season of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” won’t debut until December, but HBO has already greenlit a second season, not on faith but based on demonstrated interest.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Investors not only have to take the Cliffwater fund’s valuations on faith, they also must accept Cliffwater’s faith in others’ valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“The earnings prints were serviceable, but they did not alter the forward path… Investors are no longer underwriting ambition on faith… Capex without upward revision is no longer a growth narrative.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026

To make a life here, pioneers had to rely on faith, fortitude and family.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

For readers unwilling to accept this on faith, here is a brief derivation.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

on faith

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