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Meaning of 'belief'
Meaning of 'belief' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Belief 
[ n.]
- Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance
of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate
personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full
assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion;
conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our
senses. [ n.]- A persuasion of the truths of religion; faith.
- The thing believed; the object of belief.
- A tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed.
Meaning of 'belief' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. belief [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Example in sentence:
- his impression of her was favorable;
- I had a feeling that she was lying;
- it strengthened my belief in his sincerity;
- what are your feelings about the crisis?
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