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seed-faith

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
seed--faith
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of donating money to religious causes in the belief that one will receive blessings from God in exchange; associated with televangelism.

Uncountable

Etymology

In reference to Matthew 17:20: "And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you" (KJV).

Usage

Questions

What does seed-faith mean?
The practice of donating money to religious causes in the belief that one will receive blessings from God in exchange; associated with televangelism.
Where does seed-faith come from?
In reference to Matthew 17:20: "And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you" (KJV).

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