Synonyms for belief
bɪˈlifbe·lief

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1. belief

   Doctrine primarily signifies that which is taught; principle, the fundamental basis on which the teaching rests. A doctrine is reasoned out, and may be defended by reasoning; a dogma rests on authority, as of direct revelation, the decision of the church, etc. A doctrine or dogma is a statement of some one item of belief; a creed is a summary of doctrines or dogmas. Dogma has commonly, at the present day, an offensive signification, as of a belief arrogantly asserted. Tenet is simply that which is held, and is applied to a single item of belief; it is a neutral word, neither approving nor condemning; we speak of the doctrines of our own church; of the tenets of others. A precept relates not to belief, but to conduct. Compare FAITH; LAW.

   Synonyms:
   article of belief, article of faith, doctrine, dogma, precept, principle, teaching, tenet

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1. belief

   Synonyms:
   assent, faith, trust, credence, avowal, assurance, admission, conviction, opinion, permission, creed, reliance, concession, confidence

   Antonyms:
   dissent, unbelief, distrust, denial, misgiving, disavowal, rejection, disbelief

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1. beliefnoun

   any cognitive content held as true

   Synonyms:
   impression, opinion, notion, feeling

   Antonyms:
   unbelief, disbelief

2. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionnoun

   a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

   "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

   Synonyms:
   persuasion, touch, public opinion, flavour, stamp, mental picture, imprint, smell, ruling, view, legal opinion, flavor, tactile sensation, whim, impression, touch sensation, thought, printing, effect, picture, opinion, belief, sentiment, spirit, tactual sensation, tone, popular opinion, whimsy, feel, judgment, judgement, feeling, depression, notion, whimsey, vox populi, intuitive feeling, look

   Antonyms:
   disbelief, unbelief

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1. • Cognitive Content

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1. awareness

   because personal perception is relative therefore "belief "is the glue that makes knowingness stick with awareness.

   i may know without out a doubt but in fact the experience may be a shared one therefore without "belief" i may only know part not the whole of the shared experience.

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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1. beliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   credence, credit, confidence, trust, reliance, persuasion, FAITH

2. beliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   doctrine, tenet, dogma, opinion, creed, article of faith, profession of faith

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1. beliefnoun

   Synonyms:
   credence, persuasion, faith, conviction, assurance, confidence, tenet, dogma, creed, opinion, doctrine, cult, view, principle, intuition, superstition, fanaticism

   Antonyms:
   doubt, disbelief, skepticism, misgiving, incredulity

   Associated words:
   credulous, incredulous, credulity, credibility, incredibility, gull, gullible, gullibility

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1. List of paraphrases for "belief":

   conviction, beliefs, creed, faith, convinced, convictions, persuasion, confidence, opinion, fe, view, religion, worship, idea

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1. List of known nicknames for "Belief":

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How to use belief in a sentence?

1. Robin Koval:

   One of the things we see is a belief among young people that if you only smoke occasionally, light smoking or intermittent smoking, that somehow that's not as dangerous.

2. Plato, _Phaedrus_:

   ...Then anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly simple-minded...

3. Jeff Tyler:

   It's my belief that the trouble with our country is that God is being taken out of our government, our schools, our communities, and we are losing our moral compass.

4. Ambrose Gwinett Bierce:

   Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   At the heart of the struggle of women, people of color, the disabled, the poor, organized workers, immigrants, religious minorities, atheists,and sexual minorities is the radical belief that we are all created equal and deserve the right to life, liberty and pursuits of happiness.