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To believe in

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To believe that the subject of the thought (if a person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has occurred, or will occur; - as, to believe in the resurrection of the dead.
To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; - especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy.
- J. H. Newman.
To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
- John xiv. 1.

See also: Believe Believe Believe


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Had I been so unhappy as not to believe in him until now," said Monte Cristo, "I must believe on seeing you.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
To me the convalescent would it now be suffering and torment to believe in such phantoms: suffering would it now be to me, and humiliation.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
To him it meant the Church of England, and not to believe in its tenets was a sign of wilfulness which could not fail of punishment here or hereafter.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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