English Explanatory Dictionary

faith-based

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. based on religious faith
  2. of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations sponsored by government funds

Word forms

faith-based more faith-based most faith-based

Etymology

From faith + based. The political sense emerged from the 1970s to the 1980s. The term "faith-based organization" dates from 1971.http://books.google.com/books?id=yXLwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22faith-based+organizations%22&dq=%22faith-based+organizations%22&hl=en&ei=zaFrTPbWLcuMOOKMja0B&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg

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