attic faith
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Inviolable faith, the very opposite of Punic faith. See PUNICA FIDES.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “attic faith” mean?
Inviolable faith, the very opposite of Punic faith. See PUNICA FIDES.
Is “attic faith” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.