the faithful
noun
1
: the people who believe or participate in a religion
The faithful gather here each year to celebrate together.
2
: the people who are loyal members or supporters of a group or organization
The faithful come out and cheer for the team every year.
The convention was packed with the Republican/Democratic faithful.
Examples of the faithful in a Sentence
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People, however, were curious, and the dean charged the faithful to see it.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024
Moments after watching the ball bounce wide of the sideline on match point, Loyola senior Sean Kelly embraced his teammates pouring off the bench and pointed to the faithful fans who made the journey to Cerritos College on Saturday night to watch the Cubs make history.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
On an island whose religious diversity is part of its democratic identity, many of the faithful participating in a pilgrimage for Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, were in their 20s and teens.
—Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Francis did preside over the Holy Thursday ritual of washing the feet of the faithful at a women’s prison in Rome.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Easter celebrates the day in which the faithful believe Jesus rose from the dead.
—Alvise Armellini, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Pope Francis greets the faithful from atop his popemobile after celebrating Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The resulting trial was made famous almost immediately as a contest between—take your pick—Darwin and the Bible; science and religion; modernism and traditionalism; the educated and the uneducated; the godless and the faithful.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Perhaps, without a war to rally the faithful, the Houthis could be pressured toward compromise and consensus.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024
Moments after watching the ball bounce wide of the sideline on match point, Loyola senior Sean Kelly embraced his teammates pouring off the bench and pointed to the faithful fans who made the journey to Cerritos College on Saturday night to watch the Cubs make history.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
On an island whose religious diversity is part of its democratic identity, many of the faithful participating in a pilgrimage for Mazu, Goddess of the Sea, were in their 20s and teens.
—Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Francis did preside over the Holy Thursday ritual of washing the feet of the faithful at a women’s prison in Rome.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Easter celebrates the day in which the faithful believe Jesus rose from the dead.
—Alvise Armellini, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Pope Francis greets the faithful from atop his popemobile after celebrating Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
The resulting trial was made famous almost immediately as a contest between—take your pick—Darwin and the Bible; science and religion; modernism and traditionalism; the educated and the uneducated; the godless and the faithful.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Perhaps, without a war to rally the faithful, the Houthis could be pressured toward compromise and consensus.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
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“The faithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20faithful. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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