Added 10 October 2026
faith-based
adjective
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about faith-based at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- based on religious faith
- of civic associations connected with religious groups, specifically of such organizations sponsored by government funds
Origin
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
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