faith-based

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#1·7h ago

(theology, religious studies) based on religious faith.

Origin: From . 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]. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·7h ago

(chiefly, US, euphemistic) of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations sponsored by government funds.

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