Faith-Based Vocabulary

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'creedbound' describes something that is bound by a creed or set of beliefs.

• The creedbound principles of the organization must be strictly followed by all members.
• You gotta be creedbound if you wanna be part of this club.
• If you're not creedbound, you're out of the loop.
• His actions were not creedbound, leading to his eventual downfall.

noun a person's religious or spiritual beliefs

verb to continue to believe in something or someone, especially when it is difficult to do so

• In times of uncertainty, it is important to keep faith in the principles of democracy.
• No matter what happens, just keep faith that everything will work out in the end.
• When things get tough, just keep the faith and trust that it will all be okay.
• Like a lighthouse in a storm, keeping faith can guide us through the darkest of times.

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, indicating the manner in which something is done

• She was staunchly opposed to any changes in the company's policy.
• He is staunchly loyal to his favorite sports team.
• I'm staunchly against that idea, no way it's gonna happen.
• The old tree stood staunchly against the strong winds, refusing to be uprooted.

adjective describing someone or something that is not doubting or questioning

adverb modifying a verb, adjective, or other adverb to indicate certainty or lack of doubt

• She approached the task with an undoubting belief in her abilities.
• He was undoubting that he would win the competition.
• I'm undoubtingly the best at this game.
• The tree stood undoubtingly tall and strong in the forest.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences

article a word that is used to limit or define a noun

• In times of adversity, it is often said that these things are sent to try us.
• When life gets tough, people always say these things are sent to try us.
• When everything goes wrong, we just have to remember that these things are sent to try us.
• Just like how fire tempers steel, these challenges are sent to try us and make us stronger.