Difference between Faith and Trust

What is the difference between Faith and Trust?

Faith as a noun is mental acceptance of and confidence in a claim as truth without proof supporting the claim. while Trust as a noun is confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

Faith

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Mental acceptance of and confidence in a claim as truth without proof supporting the claim. (Christian theology) Belief and trust in the Christian God's promises revealed through Christ in the New Testament. A feeling or belief, that something is true, real, or will happen. A trust in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or belief in spite of a lack of knowledge in the person, object, or belief. A system of religious belief. An obligation of loyalty or fidelity. The observance of such an obligation.

Example sentence: We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

Trust

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Secure, safe.Faithful, dependable.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.Dependence upon something in the future; hope.Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.Trustworthiness, reliability.The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in.To give credence to; to believe; to credit.To hope confidently; to believe; -- usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.To risk; to venture confidently.To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.To be confident, as of something future; to hope.To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Example sentence: Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

We hope you now know whether to use Faith or Trust in your sentence.

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