Fides or FIDES may refer to: *

Faith Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as " belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people ofte ...

, trust, loyalty, or fidelity, or a religious belief * Fides (cycling team), an Italian professional cycling team in 1961 *

Fides (deity) Fides ( la, Fidēs) was the goddess of trust and good faith (''bona fides'') in Roman paganism. She was one of the original virtues to be considered an actual religious divinity. Fides is everything that is required for "honour and credibilit ...

, goddess of trust in Roman mythology * Fides (reliability), guide allowing estimated reliability calculation in electronics * Fides (name), given name *

37 Fides Fides ( minor planet designation: 37 Fides) is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Theodor Robert Luther on October 5, 1855, and named after Fides, the Roman goddess of loyalty. Fides was the last of the main- ...

, asteroid in the main belt of Earth's Solar System *''

Uberrima fides ''Uberrima fides'' (sometimes seen in its genitive form ''uberrimae fidei'') is a Latin phrase meaning "utmost good faith" (literally, "most abundant faith"). It is the name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts. This means that a ...

'', legal doctrine governing insurance contracts *

Agenzia Fides Agenzia Fides is the news agency of the Vatican. It is based in the ''Palazzo de Propaganda Fide'' in Vatican City. It is part of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It was formed on 5 June 1927, as the first missionary news agenc ...

, news agency of the Vatican * FIDES Bank Namibia, a commercial bank * Fonds d'Investissements pour le Developpement Economique et Social, former government agency of colonial-era France * Sky Fides, a Czech paraglider design

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