faith-based
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations sponsored by government funds
American usage
Example Sentences
- "[…] a self-confidence which stems from faith in the Buddha and His power. By this faith-based confidence they cure themselves."
- "You are requesting a $2,100,000 increase for a "Faith Based and Community Initiatives," for a total of $37,432,000 […]. What distinguishes these projects from faith-based initiatives of the Employment and Training Administration?"
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
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
more faith-based (comparative)
most faith-based (superlative)