leap of faith meaning, leap of faith definition | English Cobuild dictionary

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leap of faith  

     ( leaps of faith    plural  ) If you take aleap of faith, you do something even though you are not sure it is right or will succeed.      n-count   a N in sing  
Take a leap of faith and trust them.     
Translation English - Cobuild Collins Dictionary  
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n.
a willingness to believe in the absence of sufficient evidence, or contrary to the evidence.
this could cover all instances of use of the word 'faith'.
exp.
go for something, take one's chances
exp.
malhonnêtement,avec de mauvaises intentions

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