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leap of faith

NOUN
act of trust
Synonyms
WEAK
act of trusting instance of trusting trusting moment

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He describes opening up as taking "a leap of faith" and says he's "very proud of moments in my life where I have taken that leap".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

If so, this quite a leap of faith.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

My encouragement is that we kind of go out there and take a leap of faith and support the program and let that momentum build into what he’s going to do.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Writing this email and, hopefully, having your brother attend a therapy or mediation together is the first, giant leap of faith to healing your relationship.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

Dylan said to make a leap of faith.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston