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belief

noun
/bɪˈliːf/

Etymology

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.

  1. inherited from *laubō✻
  2. inherited from *laubu✻
  3. derived from lēafa
  4. inherited from bileve

Definitions

  1. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.

    • It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.

  2. Faith or trust in the reality of something

    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.

    • 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.

    • The ancient people have a belief in many deities.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The quality or state of believing.

      • My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.

    2. Religious faith.

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

    3. One's religious or moral convictions.

      • I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.

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Derived

basic belief, beggar belief, belief-beggaring, beliefful, beliefless, belieflike, belief system, beyond belief, contrary to popular belief, core belief, defy belief, disbelief, forebelief, foundational belief, limiting belief, luxury belief, make belief, metabelief, misbelief, nonbelief, overbelief, self-belief, unbelief, wanbelief

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at belief. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at belief. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at belief

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA