take a leap of faith meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to take a leap of faith" idiom?

Answer 1

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Taking a leap of faith can require bravery (or foolishness).
 

Answer 2

Idiom Usage:

In the imperative:

"Take a leap of faith!"

 

Answer 3

Idiom Scenario 2:

Bob has been an accountant most of his life.  He has made a good life with a nice house and family.  Bob has always wanted to be an artist.  Bob has always wanted to make beautiful sculpture but Bob has been afraid to change careers and risk everything.  Perhaps Bob needs to...

take a leap of faith...

and trust that the universe will bring him what he needs.

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 1:

Ronald is a gambler.  He has won money but he has lost much more.  Ronald knows that his gambling has become a problem in his life when he realizes that he has no money and that his work is suffering.  Ronald knows that he must go on the wagon and quit gambling but he can not imagine a life without gambling.  Ronald is so addicted to gambling that he can not see how it is even possible to quit.  Ronald needs to...

take a leap of faith

and just believe that he can quit and that there is a life after gambling.

Answer 5

Idiom Definition:

"to take a leap of faith"

to do something for which the outcome is unknown
to do or believe in something or someone even when the circumstances are not visible or touchable
 

Synonyms:
assurance, belief, blind, conviction, hope, uncertainty, truth, unknown
 
 
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