The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word THEISM
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More clues leading to the result THEISM
- Faith is embraced by enemy of US
- Belief is within people against us?
- Belief is held by other people
- It may give me this belief in God
- Protected by Christ; He is my religion
- Belief is held by those folk
- Belief as source of hope in troubled times?
- Belief is maintained by individuals opposing us
- … belief. It’s finished taking His Eminence’s Mass
- One has Mass supporting article of faith
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The straight part
We know that "Faith" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case faith = theism.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does THEISM mean?
THEISM noun- Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
- (narrowly) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation.
- A morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea.