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| 1. | [ noun ] any cognitive content held as true | |
| Related terms: | unbelief content opinion public_opinion religion values doctrine conviction thought faith superstition theory expectation supernaturalism individualism philosophy spiritual_being spiritual_world spiritualism theosophy totemism originalism autotelism meliorism tribalism tribalism sacerdotalism pacifism fetishism believe | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (religion) a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof | |
| Synonyms: | dogma tenet | |
| Related terms: | religious_doctrine article_of_faith dogmatize | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | |
| Synonyms: | feeling impression notion opinion | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | idea effect intuition presence first_blush believe | |
| Similar spelling: |
believe Beliveau |
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