faithy

English

Etymology

From faith +‎ -y.

Adjective

faithy (comparative faithier, superlative faithiest)

1. (informal) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of faith.
   • 1993 July 5, Paul Judson Jr, “Re: Benny Hinn”, in soc.religion.christian‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I have heard Benny Hinn say a few "faithy" things, but overall he doesn't seem to go to extremes with hyperfaith doctrines from what I have seen.

   • 2007 June 19, A. Brain, “Re: OT Prokofiev's Wacky Politics”, in rec.music.classical.recordings‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Let's hope that it becomes one of the most influential books of all time and that politicians quit trying to show how "faithy" they are.

   • 2011 July 21, Sarah Posner, “Ralph Reed’s Group Goes after 'Union Thugs' in Wisconsin”, in Religion Dispaches:

     Reed, who profits both from his evangelical cred (which apparently hasn't faded, in spite of his questionable past) and his ability to put a faithy veneer on AFP's anti-union, anti-worker, anti-government crusade, has long advocated for the religious right to broaden its agenda to economic issues, a strategy that serves his own business interests.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:faithy.

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