Definitions for Belief
bɪˈlifbe·lief

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. beliefnoun

   any cognitive content held as true

2. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionnoun

   a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

   "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. beliefnoun

   Mental acceptance of a claim as truth regardless of supporting or contrary empirical evidence.

2. beliefnoun

   Something believed.

   The ancient people have a belief in many deities.

3. beliefnoun

   The quality or state of believing.

   My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.

4. beliefnoun

   Religious faith.

   She often said it was her belief that carried her through the hard times.

5. beliefnoun

   One's religious or moral convictions.

   I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.

6. Etymology: from leafa.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beliefnoun

   Etymology: from believe.

   1. Credit given to something which we know not of ourselves, on account of the authority by which it is delivered.

   Those comforts that shall never cease,
   Future in hope, but present in belief. Henry Wotton.

   Faith is a firm belief of the whole word of God, of his gospel, commands, threats, and promises. William Wake, Prep. for Death.

   2. The theological virtue of faith, or firm confidence of the truths of religion.

   No man can attain belief by the bare contemplation of heaven and earth; for that they neither are sufficient to give us as much as the least spark of light concerning the very principal mysteries of our faith. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 22.

   3. Religion; the body of tenets held by the professors of faith.

   In the heat of general persecution, whereunto christian belief was subject upon the first promulgation, it much confirmed the weaker minds, when relation was made how God had been glorified through the sufferings of martyrs. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   4. Persuasion; opinion.

   He can, I know, but doubt to think he will;
   Yet hope would fain subscribe, and tempts belief. John Milton.

   All treaties are grounded upon the belief, that states will be found in their honour and observance of treaties. William Temple.

   5. The thing believed; the object of belief.

   Superstitious prophecies are not only the belief of fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men. Francis Bacon.

   6. Creed; a form containing the articles of faith.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Belief

   Belief was the second single from John Mayers 2006 album Continuum. The song features Ben Harper on guitar. Despite its success on the American adult album alternative chart and the South African Top 40, the song never had a music video. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The song is about the moral war around the world with people's beliefs and that one cannot keep the world under control to get every single person to believe just one thing.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. belief

   Belief is a mental attitude or acceptance that something is true or exists, often without proof or evidence. It can refer to the conviction in the truth or reality of a particular concept, thing, or statement, irrespective of whether it is based on factual knowledge, personal experiences, religious teachings, or societal norms. Beliefs can heavily influence attitudes, thoughts, and actions. They can be individual or shared as a part of cultural or social systems.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Beliefnoun

   assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses

2. Beliefnoun

   a persuasion of the truths of religion; faith

3. Beliefnoun

   the thing believed; the object of belief

4. Beliefnoun

   a tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Belief

   Belief is the psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true. Dispositional and occurrent belief concerns the contextual activation of the belief into thoughts or ideas.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Belief

   a word of various application, but properly definable as that which lies at the heart of a man or a nation's convictions, or is the heart and soul of all their thoughts and actions, "the thing a man does practically lay to heart, and know for certain concerning his vital relations to this mysterious universe, and his duty and destiny there."

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. belief

   A feeling, knowing or understanding we believe.

   It is their belief that they choose and have an eternal marriage and it is true.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2020  

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1. • Cognitive Content

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Belief' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1979

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Belief' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4498

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Belief' in Nouns Frequency: #623

Anagrams for Belief »

1. befile

How to pronounce Belief?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Belief in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Belief in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Belief in a Sentence

1. Even Lampert:

   Our bid reflects our firm belief that there is a future for Sears as a smaller, less indebted retailer.

2. Bertrand Russell, Marriage and Morals (1929) ch. 5:

   The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

3. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez:

   It's our belief that it was totally unprovoked, whatever it was, and we're leaving no stone unturned. We're going to leave every motive out there as a possibility.

4. Sharon Morsink:

   At some level, the majority of physicists believe that Einsteins theory of gravity, called general relativity, is correct. However, that belief is mainly based on observations of phenomena taking place in regions of space with weak gravity, while Einsteins theory of gravity is meant to explain phenomena taking place near really strong gravitational fields, neutron stars and black holes are the objects that have the strongest known gravitational fields, so any test of gravity that involves these objects really test the heart of Einsteins gravity theory.

5. Trump Jr.:

   And the excitement and belief in the potential of Ivanka Trump leadership is amazing to Ivanka Trump. Ivanka Trump’s so encouraged by it. Ivanka Trump ’ll never let Americans down.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Belief
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Belief
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Belief
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Belief
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Belief
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Belief