1 [U] ~ (in sth/sb) a strong feeling that sth/sb exists or is true; confidence that sth/sb is good or right:
I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing. * belief in God / democracy * The incident has shaken my belief (= made me have less confidence) in the police.
2 [sing.,U] ~ (that...) an opinion about sth; sth that you think is true:
She acted in the belief that she was doing good. * Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people may think), he was not responsible for the tragedy. * There is a general belief that things will soon get better.
3 [C,usually pl.] something that you believe, especially as part of your religion:
religious / political beliefs * A society should be judged on its beliefs and values.
compareDISBELIEF, UNBELIEF
IDIOMS
beyond belief (in a way that is) too great, difficult, etc. to be believed:
Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief. * icy air that was cold beyond belief * It is beyond belief that anyone could commit such a crime.
moreatBEGGARv., BESTn.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for belief is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is belief a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, belief is tagged as noun.
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