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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
believing en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /bi-/ (General-American)
- /bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɪˈli.vɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /bə-/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of believe
believing en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /bi-/ (General-American)
- /bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɪˈli.vɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /bə-/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English bilevinge, belewynge, equivalent to believe + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
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(countable, uncountable) Belief.
Some believings are believings with simple certainty; others are more or less uncertain; still others are believings with a reassured certainty, perhaps after a time during which they were uncertain.
2004, Dermot Moran, Lester E. Embree, Phenomenology: Critical Concepts in Philosophy, volume 2, page 337:
Forms
Deriveds
unbelieving · seeing is believing · believing is seeing