ye of little faith
1
9.9
- idiom
- Archaic
:
tú de poca fe
- Oh, ye of little faith.
Examples
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O ye of little faith.
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O ye of little faith.
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Oh, ye of little faith.
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Don't worry about the outcome; ye of little faith should always believe in the possibilities.
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Sometimes, when things get tough, I remind myself, ye of little faith, that hope is powerful.
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Ye of little faith, trust that everything will turn out just fine in the end.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'little' modifies 'faith' to mean a lack of trust, and 'ye' functions as 'you' (archaic). If a learner knows these constituent meanings, the overall sense 'you who have little faith / are doubting' is directly derivable, so the expression is transparent.
Etymology
Ye of little faith comes from old Bible stories. There ye means 'you' and little faith means 'not trusting', because Jesus used it when followers showed doubt, so today we say it to someone who is doubting or lacking confidence.