KMO <kmo@c-realm.com> writes:
<<
As I understand it, English has its roots in two seperate language
traditions which gives us a lot of synonyms.
>>
Yes, and often those words have differentiated from each other, one
becoming stronger and the other weaker (or what-have-you). This is
exactly why a thesaurus is actually useful -- words with similar
meanings are not the same, and often a different word with the same
basic meaning gets your point across better.
I would contend that, *in every case*, a sentence which uses "faith"
instead of "trust" or "confidence" (or any other related word)
expresses a stronger sentiment. You can prove this wrong with just
one example.
ERiC