What does "faithless" mean?
Faithless: 2. Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not believing in the Christian religion. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Not observant of promises or covenants.
- 3.Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious; trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as a husband or a wife. A most unnatural and faithless service. Shak.
- 4.Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying. "Yonder faithless phantom." Goldsmith. -- Faith"less*ly, adv.Faith"less*ness, n.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/answers/what-does-faithless-mean
- Steward: Jason Burns
- Published: 2026-07-17 · Modified: 2026-07-17