be·lief (b -l f )n. 1. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another: My belief in you is as strong as ever. 2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something: His explanation of what happened defies belief. 3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons. [Middle English bileve, alteration (influenced by bileven, to believe) of Old English gel afa; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: belief, credence, credit, faith These nouns denote mental acceptance of the truth, actuality, or validity of something: a statement unworthy of belief; an idea steadily gaining credence; testimony meriting credit; has no faith in a liar's assertions. See Also Synonyms at opinion. Antonym: disbelief |
belief
Noun
1. trust or confidence: belief in the free market
2. opinion; conviction: it's my firm belief
3. a principle, etc., accepted as true, often without proof
4. religious faith
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | belief - any cognitive content held as true cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned conviction, strong belief, article of faith - an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence faith, trust - complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought - a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school philosophy - any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it" geneticism - the belief that all human characteristics are determined genetically meliorism - the belief that the world can be made better by human effort opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" autotelism - belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification originalism - the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it pacificism, pacifism - the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" popular opinion, public opinion, vox populi, opinion - a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" revolutionism - a belief in the spread of revolutionary principles sacerdotalism - a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God spiritualism - the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium) spiritual domain, spiritual world, unseen - a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit suffragism - the belief that the right to vote should be extended (as to women) supernaturalism - a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding superstition, superstitious notion - an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear supremacism - the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others; "white supremacism" theory - a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales" theosophism - belief in theosophy thought - the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought" totemism - belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem tribalism - the beliefs of a tribal society values - beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something); "he has very conservatives values" vampirism - belief in the existence of vampires individualism - a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events |
| 2. | belief - 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" idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" presence - the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force" effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" first blush - at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" |
belief
noun 3. opinion, feeling, idea, view, theory, impression, assessment, notion, judgment, point of view, sentiment, persuasion, presumption
Translations
belief [bɪˈliːf] n (= opinion) → opinión f (= trust, faith); fe f (= acceptance as true); creencia;
it's beyond belief → es increíble;
belief [bɪˈliːf] n (= opinion) → conviction f (= trust, faith); foi f (= acceptance as true); croyance f;
it's beyond belief → c'est incroyable;
belief [bɪˈliːf] n → Glaube m;
(opinion) → Überzeugung f;
it's beyond belief → es ist unglaublich or nicht zu glauben;
belief [bɪˈliːf] n (= opinion) → opinione f; convinzione f (= trust, faith); fede f (= acceptance as true); credenza;
in the belief that → nella convinzione che;
it's beyond belief → è incredibile
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