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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Faithfulness; loyalty; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty; as fidelity to one's spouse, or discharge of obligations.

2. (n.) Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty.

3. (n.) Adherence to the marriage contract.

4. (n.) Adherence to truth; veracity; honesty.

Greek

4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... proof (1). assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity. From peitho; persuasion,
ie Credence; moral conviction (of religious truth ...
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Topical Bible Verses

Revelation 22:19
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
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Ephesians 6:5
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;
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Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
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Luke 16:18
Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.
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Colossians 3:22
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;
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1 Timothy 6:1
Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
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Strong's Hebrew

530. emunah -- firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
... 529, 530. emunah. 531 . firmness, steadfastness, fidelity. Transliteration:
emunah Phonetic Spelling: (em-oo-naw') Short Definition: faithfulness. ...
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7187. qeshot -- truth
... truth. (Aramaic) or qshot (Aramaic) {kesh-ote'}; corresponding to qoshet; fidelity --
truth. see HEBREW qoshet. 7186, 7187. qeshot or qeshot. 7188 . ...
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Library

Twelfth Day. Fidelity in Rebuke.
... FIDELITY IN REBUKE. ... But neither, for the sake of a false peace, must we compromise
fidelity; even friendship is too dearly purchased by winking at sin. ...
/.../macduff/the mind of jesus/twelfth day fidelity in rebuke.htm

The Fidelity of the Senses, Impugned by Plato, vindicated by ...
... Chapter XVII."The Fidelity of the Senses, Impugned by Plato, Vindicated
by Christ Himself. Then, again, when we encounter the ...
/.../tertullian/a treatise on the soul/chapter xvii the fidelity of the.htm

The Fidelity of Memory; the Unsearchable Treasure of Memory; the ...
... Book IV. Chapter 10."The Fidelity of Memory; The Unsearchable Treasure of Memory;
The Powers of a Man's Understanding Sufficiently Understood by None. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 10 the fidelity of memory.htm

Letter xviii. --Sacrifice and Fidelity.
... ARIDITIES, WEAKNESSES AND WEARINESS. Letter XVIII."Sacrifice and Fidelity. ... Sacrifice
and fidelity are the death of self-love. My dear Sister,. ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter xviii sacrifice and fidelity.htm

Letter xxii. --Fidelity to the Call of God.
... SECOND BOOK: ON THE EXERCISE OF THE VIRTUE OF ABANDONMENT Letter XXII."Fidelity
to the Call of God. To a Postulant. On abandonment ...
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Of the Destruction of the Saguntines, who Received no Help from ...
... Book III. Chapter 20."Of the Destruction of the Saguntines, Who Received No Help
from the Roman Gods, Though Perishing on Account of Their Fidelity to Rome. ...
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Fragment vi. In a Similar Manner Should He Conduct Himself to ...
... Fragment VI. In a similar manner should he conduct himself to whose fidelity
are entrusted the vessels� In a similar manner should ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/theonas/epistle of phileas/fragment vi in a similar.htm

I do not Know, Moreover, How Celsus could Hear of the Elephants' ...
... Chapter XCVIII. I do not know, moreover, how Celsus could hear of the
elephants' fidelity to oaths� I do not know, moreover, how ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter xcviii i do not.htm

Julian Inflicted Evils Upon the Inhabitants of Cæsarea. Bold ...
... Book V. Chapter IV."Julian inflicted Evils upon the Inhabitants of Cæsarea.
Bold Fidelity of Maris, Bishop of Chalcedon. About ...
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The Work of Our Sanctification.
... BOOK I. ON THE VIRTUE OF ABANDONMENT TO DIVINE PROVIDENCE; ITS NATURE AND
EXCELLENCE.CHAPTER I. SANCTITY CONSISTS IN FIDELITY TO THE ORDER ESTABLISHED BY ...
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Thesaurus

Fidelity (13 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Faithfulness; loyalty; adherence to right; careful and exact observance
of duty; as fidelity to one's spouse, or discharge of obligations. ...
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Faith (769 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person
honored and beloved; loyalty. 7. (n.) Word or honor pledged ...
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Truth (380 Occurrences)
... In Isaiah 59:14, 15, Jeremiah 7:28, it means fidelity or truthfulness. ...
3. (n.) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness. ...
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Rechabites (4 Occurrences)
... They adhered to the law laid down by Jonadab, and were noted for their fidelity
to the old-established custom of their family in the days of Jeremiah (35); and ...
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Allegiance (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his
sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or ...
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Adherence (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment;
adhesion. Multi-Version Concordance Adherence (1 Occurrence). ...
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Shimei (43 Occurrences)
... David forgave him; but on his death-bed he gave Solomon special instructions regarding
Shimei, of whose fidelity he seems to have been in doubt (1 Kings 2:8, 9 ...
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Faithfulness (91 Occurrences)
... of the faithfulness (aletheia) of God, abounding to His glory (Romans 3:7). God's
faithfulness here is His unchangeable constancy and fidelity to His covenant ...
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Faithful (136 Occurrences)
... is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a husband, a prince,
a friend; firm in the observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a ...
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Names (133 Occurrences)
... It is not unlikely that the giving of a character name represented the parents'
purpose and fidelity in the child's training, resulting necessarily in giving ...
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Bible Concordance

Fidelity (13 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:31 Then said Jesus, "This night all of you will stumble and fail in your fidelity to me; for it is written, 'I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered in all directions.'
(WEY)

Luke 21:13 In the end all this will be evidence of your fidelity.
(WEY)

Romans 16:19 Your fidelity to the truth is everywhere known. I rejoice over you, therefore, but I wish you to be wise as to what is good, and simple-minded as to what is evil.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 4:2 This being so, it follows that fidelity is what is required in stewards.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 9:13 For, by the practical proof of it which you exhibit in this service, you cause God to be extolled for your fidelity to your professed adherence to the Good News of the Christ, and for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all who are in need,
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent in his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may be led astray from their single-heartedness and their fidelity to Christ.
(WEY)

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
(DBY)

Titus 2:10 not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS RSV)

3 John 1:3 For it is an intense joy to me when brethren come and bear witness to your fidelity to the truth--that you live in obedience to the truth.
(WEY)

Jeremiah 5:1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.
(DBY)

Jeremiah 5:3 Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
(DBY)

Jeremiah 7:28 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the nation which hath not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah their God, nor received correction; fidelity is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
(DBY)

Jeremiah 9:3 And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Fidelity

Related Terms

Faith (769 Occurrences)

Truth (380 Occurrences)

Rechabites (4 Occurrences)

Allegiance (7 Occurrences)

Adherence (1 Occurrence)

Shimei (43 Occurrences)

Faithfulness (91 Occurrences)

Faithful (136 Occurrences)

Names (133 Occurrences)