Idiom
take on faith
Meaning
To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I take it on faith that he is telling the truth.”
“Since we cannot check the data ourselves, we must take the expert's report on faith.”
“While the scientific method demands rigorous proof, many people choose to take the existence of a higher purpose on faith alone.”
Examples
simple
“I take it on faith that he is telling the truth.”
contextual
“Since we cannot check the data ourselves, we must take the expert's report on faith.”
complex
“While the scientific method demands rigorous proof, many people choose to take the existence of a higher purpose on faith alone.”
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