Meaning of fidēs | Babel Free
[ˈfɪ.deːs]Definitions
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a female given name, a goddess declension-5
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faith; belief (belief without empirical evidence, direct experience, or observation) declension-5
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string; cord; gutstring declension-3
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nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fidis accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative
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reliance (act of relying on or trusting) declension-5
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a lyre, lute, harp, or another stringed instrument declension-3, in-plural, poetic, singular
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confidence; trust (confidence in or reliance on some person or quality) declension-5
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credit (acceptance of the truth of something said or done) declension-5
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loyalty; fidelity, faith (state of demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something) declension-5
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good faith (good, honest intentions) declension-5
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honesty (act, quality, or condition of being honest) declension-5
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guarantee; promise (an assurance of something to be done) declension-5
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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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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