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leap of faith en · NOUN

Etymology

Often attributed to Søren Kierkegaard, although he never used the exact wording.

Meanings

  1. (figuratively) The act of believing in something despite a lack of proof of its truth or existence, or the attempt of something without being sure of its possible outcome.
    • He took a leap of faith by publishing his first book independently.
    • Near-synonyms: leap in the dark, act of faith
    • Don't you want to take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone? 2010, Christopher Nolan, Inception (motion picture), spoken by Saito (Ken Watanabe):
    • Considering that the GBR proposal is supported by DfT (which would lose considerable power) with the support of the Treasury (which will have to make a major leap of faith), those critics need to frame their complaints very carefully if we are to avoid yet worse problems. 2021 July 28, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Chasing shadows will fail”, in RAIL, number 936, page 3:

Forms

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Synonyms

leap in the dark · act of faith

Translations (9)

pl skok wiary (act of believing in something despite proof) · fi uskon hyppy (act of believing in something despite proof) · it atto di fede (act of believing in something despite proof) · cmn 信仰之躍 /信仰之跃 (act of believing in something despite proof) · pt salto da fé (act of believing in something despite proof) · fr acte de foi (act of believing in something despite proof) · cmn 選擇相信 /选择相信 (act of believing in something despite proof) · el τυφλή πίστη (act of believing in something despite proof) · es salto de fe (act of believing in something despite proof)

wikipedia: Søren Kierkegaard