“Fidei”

The following 4 entries include the term Fidei.

confessio fidei

Latin noun phrase

: confession of faith

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Fidei Defensor

Latin noun phrase

: Defender of the Faith —a title of the sovereigns of England

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actio bonae fidei

noun

: an action in Roman law giving great power to the trial judge to take all matters of good faith, conscience, and equity into consideration of the whole case —contrasted with actio stricti juris

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promotor fidei

noun

: devil's advocate sense 1

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