Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being or associated with a religion or religious group.
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- adjective theology based on religious faith
- adjective euphemistic of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations sponsored by government funds
Etymologies
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Examples
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Meyer Gottlieb, president of Samuel Goldwyn films, which helped distribute Fireproof, calls the faith-based audience "huge and underserved."
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Meyer Gottlieb, president of Samuel Goldwyn films, which helped distribute Fireproof, calls the faith-based audience "huge and underserved."
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Intriguingly, even 76 percent of Black Protestants and 77 percent of Jews—the two religious traditions where, as we will show, faith-based political mobilization is most common—object to political persuasion by religious leaders.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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“In his State of the Union Address, President Bush announced a three-year, $600 million federal treatment initiative to help addicted Americans find needed treatment from the most effective programs, including faith-based and community-based organizations.”
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Government support for faith-based organizations has exactly this effect.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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As faith-based programs are becoming all the more common, stories like that of Joseph Hanas are also becoming more common.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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This is something more than the faith-based pledge of allegiance suggested by mega-churches and multimillionaire television evangelists.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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In recent years, the federal government has significantly increased the availability of funds for drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs and has expressly authorized faith-based organizations to receive government money to provide these services.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Government funding is critical to the work that faith-based organizations like World Vision and Catholic Relief Services do around the world to bring millions of children and families out of poverty, and public-private partnerships pioneered by foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that are saving millions of lives.
Jim Wallis: What Would Jesus Cut? Jim Wallis 2011
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Government funding is critical to the work that faith-based organizations like World Vision and Catholic Relief Services do around the world to bring millions of children and families out of poverty, and public-private partnerships pioneered by foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that are saving millions of lives.
Jim Wallis: What Would Jesus Cut? Jim Wallis 2011
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