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belief en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/bəˈliːf/ weak vowel merger
[bɪˈlɪi̯f] weak vowel distinction
[bəˈlɪi̯f] weak vowel merger
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/bɪˈliːf/ weak vowel distinction

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.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
- It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.
- The belief that there is no conflict between [livestock] farming and arable production also seems to be unfounded: by preventing the growth of trees and other deep vegetation in the hills and by compacting the soil, grazing animals cause a cycle of flash floods and drought, sporadically drowning good land downstream and reducing the supply of irrigation water. 2013 December 6, George Monbiot, “Why I'm eating my words on veganism – again”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 26, page 48:
(countable, uncountable) 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.
- Based on this data, it is our belief that X does not occur.
- My belief is that there is a bear in the woods. Bill said he saw one.
(countable) Something believed.
- The ancient people have a belief in many deities.
(uncountable) The quality or state of believing.
- My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.
(uncountable) Religious faith.
- She often said it was her belief that carried her through the hard times.
(countable, in-plural, uncountable) One's religious or moral convictions.
- The Trump administration will allow federal workers to promote their religious beliefs to colleagues, display religious items at work and pray together or individually, according to a memorandum issued Monday by the Office of Personnel Management. […] Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids employers from discriminating based on religion. They are required to make reasonable accommodations for their employees’ religious practices and beliefs unless it would be an “undue hardship” to do so. 2025 July 28, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, “Trump administration allows federal workers to promote religious beliefs”, in CNN:
- I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.

Forms

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beliefs	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (302)

ky көз караш (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ca creença (something believed) · sh вјера (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ja 確信 (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ka რწმენა (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fa-ira اِعْتِقاد (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ug ئېتىقاد (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fa-ira عَقیدِه (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · be ве́ра (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ang ġelēafa (religious or moral convictions) · pt crença (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · hi आस्था (religious or moral convictions) · fi usko (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ru убежде́ние (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fi usko (the quality or state of believing) · az inanc (religious faith) · ru ве́ра (religious faith) · it convinzione (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fr conviction (the quality or state of believing) · sv övertygelse (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ja 信条 (something believed) · ast creencia (something believed) · ro credință (religious or moral convictions) · et veendumus (religious or moral convictions) · nrf crianche (religious faith) · gd creideamh (religious faith) · id kepercayaan (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fi usko (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · nl geloof (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · kmr bawer (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · da tro (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · tg имон (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · az inanc (something believed) · ur عَقِیدَہ (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · hu hit (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · et usk (religious faith) · gl fe (religious faith) · ast creencia (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fa-ira باوَر (something believed) · uk перекона́ння (something believed) · eo konvinko (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ka შეხედულება (something believed) · bg убежде́ние (something believed) · hy համոզմունք (religious or moral convictions) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · pl wiara (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · uk ві́ра (religious faith) · cs víra (religious or moral convictions) · pl przekonanie (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · la fides (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · et uskumus (something believed) · tg эътиқод (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · be ве́ра (the quality or state of believing) · ky ишенүү (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · bg вя́ра (something believed) · sh веровање (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ru ве́ра (the quality or state of believing) · ja 信念 (something believed) · bg вя́ра (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sv övertygelse (something believed) · izh katsomus (religious or moral convictions) · chr ᎪᎯᏳᏗ (something believed) · fa-ira ایمان (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh vjerovanje (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · el πίστη (something believed) · ru ве́ра (something believed) · sh uverenje (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · te విశ్వాసము (something believed) · sh вјера (something believed) · tg имон (religious faith) · it convinzioni (religious or moral convictions) · sh вера (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sv tro (the quality or state of believing) · cmn 信心 (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sq besueshmëri (the quality or state of believing) · sq besimet (religious or moral convictions) · ko 바람 (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · uk ві́ра (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · cu вѣра (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · es creencia (religious faith) · ota ایمان (religious faith) · he הַאֲמָנָה (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · eo kredo (something believed) · sh vera (religious or moral convictions) · la fides (religious faith) · cmn 信仰 (religious faith) · nl geloof (religious faith) · ca creença (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · pt crença (religious faith) · fa-ira باوَر (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ro convingere (the quality or state of believing) · ky ишеним (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fa-ira ایمان (religious faith) · kk сенім (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · gl crenza (religious or moral convictions) · orv вѣра (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · lt tikėjimas (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ota دین (religious faith) · sh vera (religious faith) · uz eʻtiqod (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · de Glauben (religious faith) · cmn 信念 (something believed) · ko 신념 (something believed) · hy հավատ (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · pl wiara (religious faith) · ka მრწამსი (religious faith) · ru ве́рование (religious faith) · zu ukholo (religious faith) · ar إيمان (religious or moral convictions) · pl wiara (the quality or state of believing) · gl crenza (the quality or state of believing) · sq besim (religious faith) · pl wierzenie (religious or moral convictions) · ca creença (the quality or state of believing) · sh вјера (religious or moral convictions) · pl wiara (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sv tro (religious faith) · tg бовар (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ka დაჯერება (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh уверење (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · te నమ్మకము (the quality or state of believing) · ko 믿음 (religious faith) · sq besim (something believed) · gd cràbhachd (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fa-ira باوَر (the quality or state of believing) · hi विश्वास (something believed) · el πίστη (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ckb بروا (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ro convicțiune (the quality or state of believing) · hy վստահություն (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · be перакана́нне (something believed) · el δοξασία (the quality or state of believing) · ang ġelēafa (religious faith) · ur اِیمان (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ar اِعْتِقَاد (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ko 믿음 (something believed) · be ве́ра (something believed) · el δοξασία (something believed) · sv tro (religious or moral convictions) · gd creideamh (religious or moral convictions) · cs přesvědčení (religious or moral convictions) · pl wiara (religious or moral convictions) · sh vjerovanje (the quality or state of believing) · ml വിശ്വാസം (religious faith) · et usk (the quality or state of believing) · el πιστεύω (religious or moral convictions) · ru убежде́ние (something believed) · ang ġelēafa (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh vera (something believed) · fo trúgv (religious faith) · sh verovanje (the quality or state of believing) · ckb بڕوا (religious faith) · tl paniwala (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · oc cresença (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · be перакана́ньне (something believed) · el δόγμα (the quality or state of believing) · sh увјерење (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · ka რჯული (religious faith) · tg ақида (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · zza bawer (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fi usko (something believed) · mk вера (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · tg эътикод (religious faith) · hu hit (religious or moral convictions) · fo trúgv (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh vjera (religious or moral convictions) · nv oodlą́ʼ (sheʼoodlą́ʼ, my belief) (religious faith) · ko 믿음 (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · wa creyance (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fi luottamus (the quality or state of believing) · hi ईमान (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · nl geloof (something believed) · az inanc (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ru ве́ра (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · de Glaube (something believed) · it convinzione (the quality or state of believing) · hi विश्वास (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh вјеровање (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · mn итгэл (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh vjera (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh вера (something believed) · cs víra (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh vera (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · tl paniniwala (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · el δόγμα (something believed) · ast creyencia (something believed) · chr ᎪᎯᏳᏗ (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · cmn 相信 (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ml വിശ്വാസം (religious or moral convictions) · ckb باوەر (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · it credenza (something believed) · it fiducia (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · it credenza (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · gd barail (the quality or state of believing) · sq besim (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sk viera (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh вјеровање (the quality or state of believing) · sl vera (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · hi विश्वास (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · bg дове́рие (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ko 신앙 (religious faith) · ckb باوەر (religious faith) · gd beachd (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · pl wiara (something believed) · hi आस्था (religious faith) · ko 신조 (something believed) · te మతవిశ్వాశం (religious faith) · uk перекона́ння (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · bg вя́ра (religious or moral convictions) · fur crodince (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · et usk (something believed) · ro credință (religious faith) · ka მრწამსი (something believed) · sh вера (religious faith) · es fe (religious faith) · hi श्रद्धा (religious faith) · pl przekonanie (something believed) · hy համոզմունք (something believed) · ast creyencia (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fr croyance (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ru дове́рие (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · hi धारणा (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · udm оскон (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · bg убежде́ние (religious or moral convictions) · te నమ్మకము (something believed) · id keyakinan (religious faith) · ar عَقِيدَة (religious faith) · nb tro (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · gl crenza (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh вјера (religious faith) · it fede (religious faith) · it credito (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · te విశ్వాసము (the quality or state of believing) · fa-ira اِعْتِقاد (religious faith) · gl crenza (religious faith) · ro credință (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · cs víra (something believed) · fr foi (religious faith) · hi श्रद्धा (religious or moral convictions) · cs víra (religious faith) · lv ticība (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · de Glauben (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · ang ġelēafa (something believed) · it opinione (something believed) · et usk (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · ko 확신 (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · pt crença (something believed) · ja 信教 (religious faith) · nv oodlą́ (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · et usk (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · hu hit (something believed) · sh вера (religious or moral convictions) · pl wierzenie (religious faith) · gl crenza (something believed) · enm bileve (something believed) · dlm faid (religious faith) · ang ġelēafa (the quality or state of believing) · bg вя́ра (religious faith) · hu meggyőződés (religious or moral convictions) · it credo (religious faith) · bg вя́ра (the quality or state of believing) · qu iñi (religious faith) · ta நம்பிக்கை (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sq besplotë (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · gd beachd (the quality or state of believing) · et lootus (the quality or state of believing) · el πίστη (religious faith) · sv tro (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · fr croyance (religious faith) · ia credentia (something believed) · ky диний ишеним (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · it credenza (religious faith) · uk ві́ра (something believed) · cs víra (the quality or state of believing) · de Glaube (the quality or state of believing) · es creencia (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh uvjerenje (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) · nl geloof (the quality or state of believing) · ky ишенич (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · gd barail (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh vjera (religious faith) · hu hiedelem (something believed) · ca creença (religious faith) · pt crença (religious or moral convictions) · sv tro (something believed) · sh vjera (something believed) · fi usko (religious faith) · sh verovanje (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · alt ижениш (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · nrf crianche (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · enm bileve (religious faith) · km ជំនឿ (religious faith) · de Glauben (religious or moral convictions) · ja 信仰 (religious faith) · uk ві́ра (the quality or state of believing) · pt crença (the quality or state of believing) · nl geloof (religious or moral convictions) · el πιστεύω (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) · sh веровање (the quality or state of believing) · fi vakaumus (religious or moral convictions) · ckb بڕواباوەر (religious or moral convictions) · cmn 宗教信仰 (religious faith)

belief en · NOUN

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