belief
mental acceptance of a claim as true.
Example
“It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.”
Other meanings
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.”
Something believed.
“The ancient people have a belief in many deities.”
Related words
- basic belief
- belief-beggaring
- defy belief
- core belief
- foundational belief
- limiting belief
- luxury belief
- beliefful
- beyond belief
- disbelief
- forebelief
- self-belief
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "lēafa".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “belief” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.