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faith-lift en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of faith + face-lift.

Meanings

  1. (informal) An act or instance of strengthening one's faith.
    • If your vision ever becomes cloudy, and you find yourself losing faith, your spiritual makeover suggests you treat yourself to a “faith-lift”! 2008, Diana Lynn, Soulutions: Your Spiritual Makeover, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 13:
    • They simply believe that we are not called to manage decline but rather to oversee the expansion of the Kingdom of God through the local church. I like hanging out with such people, simply because they give me a much-needed faith-lift. 2008, Mark Stibbe, Andrew Williams, Breakout: Our Church's Story of Mission and Growth in the Holy Spirit, Saffron House, published 2010, →ISBN:
    • Perhaps you don't fit either of these categories, but you simply need a booster-shot of faith. God's providence to Debbie and me has certainly bolstered ours, so our prayer is that these stories will give a faith-lift as well. 2013, David Stanford, "That's Not Odd … That's GOD!", WestBow Press, →ISBN, page xiii:

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