an article of faith
noun phrase
: something that is believed without being questioned or doubted
For many it is an article of faith that the economy will begin to improve soon.
Examples of an article of faith in a Sentence
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The track record stops being evidence and becomes an article of faith.
—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Yenor’s suggestion that feminism—with its attendant horrors of work outside the home, birth control, and financial independence—has made women neurotic and dependent on pharmaceuticals is now an article of faith on the right.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
But several court cases have ruled a kirpan is not a weapon and instead an article of faith protected by the First Amendment and other laws, according to the Sikh Coalition, a national advocacy organization.
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Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Opposition to offshore drilling is something of an article of faith in much of California, and not just along the coast.
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Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
Like any good economist, Prasad takes competition as an article of faith.
—
Jamie Merchant,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2025
And yet, even here, where the disparity between these drones’ low cost and their ability to slay far more expensive military platforms is an article of faith, there is recognition that drones alone can’t win the war.
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Scott Peterson,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Aug. 2025
Local control of land use is an article of faith in many states.
—
Nicholas J. Marantz,
The Conversation,
10 July 2023
In Bolivia, President Evo Morales got millions of his followers to accept as an article of faith that presidential term limits amounted to a fundamental human rights violation.
—
Moisés Naím,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Feb. 2022
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Yenor’s suggestion that feminism—with its attendant horrors of work outside the home, birth control, and financial independence—has made women neurotic and dependent on pharmaceuticals is now an article of faith on the right.
—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
But several court cases have ruled a kirpan is not a weapon and instead an article of faith protected by the First Amendment and other laws, according to the Sikh Coalition, a national advocacy organization.
—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Opposition to offshore drilling is something of an article of faith in much of California, and not just along the coast.
—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
Like any good economist, Prasad takes competition as an article of faith.
—
Jamie Merchant,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2025
And yet, even here, where the disparity between these drones’ low cost and their ability to slay far more expensive military platforms is an article of faith, there is recognition that drones alone can’t win the war.
—
Scott Peterson,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Aug. 2025
Local control of land use is an article of faith in many states.
—
Nicholas J. Marantz,
The Conversation,
10 July 2023
In Bolivia, President Evo Morales got millions of his followers to accept as an article of faith that presidential term limits amounted to a fundamental human rights violation.
—
Moisés Naím,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Feb. 2022
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