Defender of The Faith

Defender of the Faith or Defenders of the Faith may refer to:

  • Fidei defensor (Latin for 'Defender of the Faith'), a title of several European Christian monarchs
  • Defender of the Faith, a title of the heads of the ruling Solomonic dynasty of the former Ethiopian Empire
  • Defenders of the Faith, a 1984 Judas Priest album
  • "Defender of the Faith" a short story by Philip Roth from the book Goodbye, Columbus.
  • Defenders of the Faith (Puerto Rico), a Christian denomination
  • Defenders of the Faith (Dungeons & Dragons), an optional rulebook for the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons

Famous quotes containing the words defender of the, defender of and/or faith:

    “He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to “Defender of the Faith,” than George the Third.”
    —Thomas Paine (1737–1809)

    “He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to “Defender of the Faith,” than George the Third.”
    —Thomas Paine (1737–1809)

    “Music is the sound of the universal laws promulgated. It is the only assured tone. There are in it such strains as far surpass any man’s faith in the loftiness of his destiny. Things are to be learned which it will be worth the while to learn.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)