English▸ adjective
1 remaining loyal and steadfast:
he exhorted them to remain faithful to the principles of Reaganism
employees who had notched up decades of faithful service.
▪ (of a spouse or partner) never having a sexual relationship with anyone else:
her husband was faithful to her.
▪ (of an object) reliable:
my faithful compass.
2 true to the facts or the original:
the rugs they make today remain faithful to their ancestors' methods.
▸ noun [treated as plural] (the faithful) those who are faithful to a particular religion or political party:
a muezzin called the faithful to prayer
the struggle to please the party faithful.