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1. (n.) belief
something believed; opinion; conviction.
2. belief
confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof.
3. belief
confidence; faith; trust:
children's belief in parents.
4. belief
a religious creed or faith.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME bileve)
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| Definition of 'Belief' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) belief
any cognitive content held as true
2. (noun) impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion
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"
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1. (noun) belief
a strong feeling that sb or sth exists, is true, or is right
the boy's belief in his father; a belief in the goodness of people
2. belief
one of a set of ideas held by a particular group
religious/political beliefs
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| Definition of 'Belief' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Belief
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. (noun) Belief
a persuasion of the truths of religion; faith
3. (noun) Belief
the thing believed; the object of belief
4. (noun) Belief
a tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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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."
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Sense: faith or trust
I have no belief in his ability.
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 Afrikaans: geloof |
 Arabic: تَصْديق، ثِقَـه |
 Bulgarian: вяра |
 Brazilian: crença |
 Czech: důvěra |
 German: der Glaube |
 Danish: tro |
 Greek: πίστη, εμπιστοσύνη |
 Spanish: confianza, fe |
 Estonian: usk, usaldus |
 Farsi: اعتقاد؛ ایمان |
 Finnish: usko |
 French: foi, confiance |
 Hebrew: אֱמוּנָה |
 Hindi: विश्वास |
 Croatian: povjerenje |
 Hungarian: hit, bizalom |
 Indonesian: keyakinan |
 Icelandic: tiltrú, traust |
 Italian: fiducia |
 Japanese: 信念 |
 Korean: 신념, 확신 |
 Lithuanian: (pasi)tikėjimas |
 Latvian: ticība; uzticība |
 Malay: kepercayaan |
 Dutch: geloof |
 Norwegian: tro |
 Polish: zaufanie |
 Persian: اعتقاد؛ ایمان |
 Pashto: منل، ایمان لرل |
 Portuguese: crença |
 Romanian: credinţă, încredere |
 Russian: вера, доверие |
 Slovak: viera, dôvera |
 Slovenian: zaupanje |
 Serbian: verovanje |
 Swedish: tro, tilltro, förtroende |
 Thai: ความเชื่อ |
 Turkish: güven, inanç |
 Taiwanese: 相信，信任 |
 Ukrainian: віра, довіра |
 Urdu: یقین ، بھروسہ ، اعتماد |
 Vietnamese: sự tin tưởng |
 Chinese: 相信 |
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