What does belief mean?
Definitions for belief
bɪˈlifbe·lief
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word belief.
Princeton's WordNet
belief(noun)
any cognitive content held as true
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion(noun)
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"
Wiktionary
belief(Noun)
Mental acceptance of a claim as truth regardless of supporting or contrary empirical evidence.
Etymology: from leafa.
belief(Noun)
Something believed.
The ancient people have a belief in many deities.
Etymology: from leafa.
belief(Noun)
The quality or state of believing.
My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.
Etymology: from leafa.
belief(Noun)
Religious faith.
She often said it was her belief that carried her through the hard times.
Etymology: from leafa.
belief(Noun)
One's religious or moral convictions.
I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.
Etymology: from leafa.
Webster Dictionary
Belief(noun)
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
Belief(noun)
a persuasion of the truths of religion; faith
Belief(noun)
the thing believed; the object of belief
Belief(noun)
a tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed
Freebase
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 Encyclopedia
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 Contribution
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
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'belief' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1979
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'belief' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4498
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'belief' in Nouns Frequency: #623
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of belief in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of belief in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of belief in a Sentence
We know that something was very wrong at Lincoln Hills, there are lawsuits, injured youth and records of excessive use of pepper spray and solitary confinement to support that belief.
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.
Live by what you believe so fully that your life blossoms, or else purge the fear-and-guilt producing beliefs from your life. When people believe one thing and do something else, they are inviting misery. If you give yourself the name, play the game. When you believe something you don't follow with your heart, intellect, and body, it hurts. Don't do that to yourself. Live your belief, or let that belief go. If you are not actively living a belief, it's not really your belief, anyway.
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann:
This roster is obviously full of experience, this is about belief and a high-level of aggressiveness in a one-off game to beat Mexico and to get to World Cup. It's a unique opportunity, and you have to embrace it and give everything you have.
Contrary to popular belief, transformation cannot be based on a single event, advice, book, or seminar. These things may lead to a new insight or even a temporary change, however, real transformation requires the formation of new thinking patterns and behavioral habits. Transformation requires consistent action and time to reinforce new learned values and drop old ones. Once the process of transformation is completed, it will change who you are, your life and the lives of the people around you.
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Translations for belief
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- إیمان, عقيدةArabic
- вераBelarusian
- вяра, убеждение, довериеBulgarian
- creençaCatalan, Valencian
- víra, přesvědčeníCzech
- troDanish
- Glauben, GlaubeGerman
- πίστη, δοξασία, πιστεύω, δόγμαGreek
- kredoEsperanto
- creenciaSpanish
- veendumus, lootus, usk, uskumusEstonian
- باور, اعتقادPersian
- usko, luottamus, vakaumusFinnish
- croyance, conviction, foiFrench
- barail, creideamh, beachdScottish Gaelic
- crenzaGalician
- आस्थाHindi
- hit, meggyőződés, hiedelemHungarian
- հավատ, վստահությունArmenian
- credentiaInterlingua
- kepercayaan, keyakinanIndonesian
- convinzione, credito, fiducia, opinione, convinzioni, fede, credenza, credoItalian
- אמונהHebrew
- 信仰, 確信Japanese
- ជំនឿKhmer
- باوهر, بڕوا, برواKurdish
- диний ишеним, ишеним, көз караш, ишенүү, ишеничKyrgyz
- opinionemLatin
- ticībaLatvian
- вераMacedonian
- geloofDutch
- troenNorwegian
- oodlą́ʼNavajo, Navaho
- wiara, przekonanie, wierzeniePolish
- crençaPortuguese
- convicțiune, credință, convingereRomanian
- верование, убеждение, вера, довериеRussian
- вјера, vera, вера, uvjerenje, vjera, vjerovanje, веровање, verovanje, уверење, вјеровање, увјерење, uverenjeSerbo-Croatian
- vieraSlovak
- veraSlovene
- troSwedish
- మతవిశ్వాశం, నమ్మకము, విశ్వాసముTelugu
- inançTurkish
- віраUkrainian
- 信念Chinese
- ukholoZulu
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