faithless

[ feyth-lis ]

adjective

1. not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty:

   the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.

2. not trustworthy; unreliable.
3. without trust or belief.
4. being without religious faith.
5. (among Christians) bereft of Christian faith.

faithless

/ ˈfeɪθlɪs /

adjective

1. unreliable or treacherous
2. dishonest or disloyal
3. having no faith or trust
4. lacking faith, esp religious faith

Derived Forms

• ˈfaithlessness, noun
• ˈfaithlessly, adverb

Other Words From

• faithless·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of faithless¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, faithless is from the Middle English word faithles. See faith, -less

Example Sentences

Souther — whose best-known songs included the Eagles’ “New Kid in Town” and “Heartache Tonight,” Ronstadt’s “Faithless Love” and his own “You’re Only Lonely,” which gave him a top 10 pop hit in 1979 — was also an actor with roles on TV’s “Thirtysomething” and “Nashville” and in movies including “My Girl 2” and “Postcards From the Edge.”

From Los Angeles Times

"From wild swimming in the lake to whittling wood into magic wands, dancing to headliners Rick Astley, McFly, Faithless and Paloma Faith to surprise hit of the festival Dogshow and eating the finest BBQ outside of Texas, it’s been a vintage year at Camp Bestival Shropshire."

From BBC

Headlining the event, which sees thousands of visitors, are Faithless, Paloma Faith, McFly and Rick Astley.

From BBC

"McFly are going to appeal to one set of people, and some other parents are going to take their kids to go and watch Orbital or Faithless," he said.

From BBC

A lone faithless elector in Washington state made it a three-way race by voting for Ronald Reagan.

From Slate