bona fides. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

bona fides

SYLLABICATION:	bona fi·des
PRONUNCIATION:	fdz, fdz
NOUN:	1. (used with a sing. verb) Good faith; sincerity. 2. (used with a pl. verb) Information that serves to guarantee a person's good faith, standing, and reputation; authentic credentials: “Sakharov's bona fides within the Soviet system . . . have given added weight to his message” (Christian Science Monitor).
ETYMOLOGY:	Latin bona fids, good faith : bona, feminine of bonus, good + fids, faith.


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