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belief.

Mental acceptance of a claim as true.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɪˈliːf/[bɪˈlɪi̯f]/bəˈliːf/[bəˈlɪi̯f]

  1. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.

    countable · uncountable
    It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.

  2. Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered.

    countable · uncountable
    My belief is that there is a bear in the woods. Bill said he saw one.
    Based on this data, it is our belief that X does not occur.

  3. Something believed.

    countable
    The ancient people have a belief in many deities.

  4. The quality or state of believing.

    uncountable
    My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.

  5. Religious faith.

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

  6. One's religious or moral convictions.

    countable · in-plural · uncountable
    I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *laubō Proto-West Germanic *laubu Old English lēafa Middle English bileve English belief From Middle English bileve, from Old English lēafa, from Proto-West Germanic *laubu from Proto-Germanic *laubō. Compare German Glaube (“faith, belief”). The replacement of final /v/ with /f/ is due to the analogy of noun-verb pairs with /f/ in the noun but /v/ in the verb, creating a pair belief : believe on the model of e.g. grief : grieve or proof : prove.

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