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fideles

fideles

1 9.9
People who belong to a church or religious group
  • noun
  • Literature
translation icon : fieles
  • Adeste fideles

Examples

  • No one sings Silent Night, let alone Adeste Fideles; the birth of the savior is the farthest thought from anyone's mind.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The fideles gathered at the church to celebrate their annual festival.

  • Many fideles participated in the charity event organized by the congregation.

  • The pastor addressed the fideles, encouraging them to strengthen their faith.

Synonyms

church
vsfideles
820 1.0

The people who meet regularly for Christian worship in the same place

refers to individual members among religious followers rather than the whole group
faithful
vsfideles
54 4.5

People who are loyal followers of a religion or leader

focuses on those who belong to a religious congregation rather than any devoted followers
parishioner
vsfideles
51 6.0

A person who belongs to and goes to a local church

is a general member of religious followers not limited to a local community
church member
vsfideles
18 2.2

A person who regularly goes to church and is part of its community

is a general member of religious followers rather than just regular attendees

Surface Forms

fideles singular
fideles plural

Etymology

Fideles comes from the Latin fidēlis, which means 'faithful' or 'loyal', and it shares the same root as English faith and fidelity. So fideles refers to the faithful members of a religious group — the people who keep the same faith.