accept/take (something) on faith

idiom

: to accept (something) as true without proof or evidence that it is true
I'm not willing to take her statements on faith.
I'll accept it on faith that he knows the truth.

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Of course, instead of being regarded as a beautiful take on faith, the progressive priest’s powerful sermon merely raises the suspicions of the rigid Sister Aloysius. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024 But his account of how individual authors have responded to conglomeration requires us to take on faith many of his claims. Kevin Lozano, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023

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“Accept/take (something) on faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accept%2Ftake%20%28something%29%20on%20faith. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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