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. Arnold Bennett:

   All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do.

2. Bhagavad Gita:

   Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

3. Paul Fidalgo:

   We are very cognizant that this does not mean there's been a straight-up spike in nonbelievers, but it's still really good news to see a whole generation of people who are making their own decisions about belief, religion and spirituality.

4. Ajay Roy:

   To me, it is a rational concept to oppose any unscientific and irrational belief.

5. Richard Adams:

   The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.