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Meaning of fidēs | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈfɪ.deːs]

Definitions

  1. a female given name, a goddess
    declension-5
  2. faith; belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation)
    declension-5
  3. string; cord; gutstring
    declension-3
  4. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fidis
    accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative
  5. reliance (act of relying on or trusting)
    declension-5
  6. a lyre, lute, harp, or another stringed instrument
    declension-3, in-plural, poetic, singular
  7. confidence; trust (confidence in or reliance on some person or quality)
    declension-5
  8. credit (acceptance of the truth of something said or done)
    declension-5
  9. loyalty; fidelity, faith (state of demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something)
    declension-5
  10. good faith (good, honest intentions)
    declension-5
  11. honesty (act, quality, or condition of being honest)
    declension-5
  12. guarantee; promise (an assurance of something to be done)
    declension-5
  13. help; assistance
    declension-5

Equivalents

Examples

“fides explicita”
“fides implicita”
“Fidem pastorum nequiquam invocans”

vainly appealing for help to the shepherds

“Sume fidem et pharetram fies manifestus Apollo”

Take up string and quiver and you are Apollo manifest

“sume fidem et pharetram”

take up string and quiver

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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