faith-based

[ feyth-beyst ]

adjective

1. affiliated with, supported by, or based on a religion or religious group:

   faith-based charities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of faith-based¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The incentives would apply in single-family zones only if a property is owned by a public agency or a faith-based organization, which accounts for just a sliver of the city’s single-family lots.

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She urged the city to keep its faith-based proposal as originally proposed, because doing so would create “more opportunities for congregations to build housing, especially in high-resource communities.”

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The committee passed an amendment that would reduce the number of homes per lot faith-based organizations would be allowed to build under its program.

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The Western Regional Council of Carpenters, along with some council members, have expressed concerns that faith-based organizations constructing housing would choose to use the city incentive program, which does would not mandate union-level wages, instead of using a new state law that gives nonprofit colleges and faith organizations building incentives if they pay such wages.

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Faith-based shows did particularly well around Christmas and Easter.

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