Faith vs. Fear — What's the Difference?

Faith, derived from Latin fides and Old French feid, is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or concept. In the context of religion, one can define faith as "belief in a god or in the doctrines or teachings of religion".

Fear is an emotion induced by the perception or recognition of phenomena which can pose a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes and therefore may produce behavioral changes, such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat.

Belief in God or in a set of religious doctrines.

A very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger

A set of religious doctrines; a body of dogma

A state or condition marked by this feeling

Often Faith(Christianity)Secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will viewed as a theological virtue.

A feeling of disquiet or apprehension

Confident or unquestioning belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.

A reason for dread or apprehension

Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance

Extreme reverence or awe, as toward a deity.

A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.

To be afraid or frightened of

A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.

To be uneasy or apprehensive about

A religious or spiritual belief system.

To consider probable; expect

An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.

To revere or be in awe of (a deity, for example).

(obsolete) Credibility or truth.

To be afraid

(archaic) really, truly

To be uneasy or apprehensive

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.

(uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.

(countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.

The belief in the historic truthfulness of the Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of its teachings, sometimes called historical and speculative faith.

(uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.

That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a Christian society or church.

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.

Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a person honored and beloved; loyalty.

(intransitive) To feel fear.

Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he violated his faith.

To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for.

Credibility or truth.

(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.

By my faith; in truth; verily.

(transitive) To regret.

A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny;

To cause fear to; to frighten.

Complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

To be anxious or solicitous for.

Institution to express belief in a divine power;

To suspect; to doubt.

Loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person;

(dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.

Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Being.

That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.

To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.

To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.

To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by fear for.

To suspect; to doubt.

To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.

To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.

An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

An anxious feeling;

A profound emotion inspired by a deity;

Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event;

Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;

Be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement;

Be uneasy or apprehensive about;

Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;