Belief

Definitions: Belief

Belief

Noun

1. Any cognitive content held as true.

2. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.

3. 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".

Date "belief" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Belief

Synonyms: dogma (n), feeling (n), impression (n), notion (n), opinion (n), tenet (n). (additional references)

Antonym: unbelief (n). (additional references)

Belief as an English word has been used in various ways. In religious contexts it means "faith," whereas in philosophy, cognitive psychology, and most ordinary contexts, "belief" means something broader: something like "accept as true." (Analytic philosophers actually sometimes distinguish belief from acceptance, however.) Accounts of belief also depend on the object of belief. While usually propositions are taken to be the objects of belief, we sometimes also speak of "believing in" a deity (accepting that the deity exists), a person (trusting in the person's reliability), and a cause (supporting a particular value-laden, e.g., political, system of beliefs).

In religious contexts, the word is often restricted to mean religious beliefs, and in such cases the use of the word often implies that what is believed cannot be justified conclusively, but still holds personal and/or social value as valid. See faith and faith and rationality.

In philosophy, historically, attempts to analyze the nature of belief have been couched in terms of judgment (this does not imply "value judgment," however--it means any sort of judgment). David Hume and Immanuel Kant are both particularly well-known for their theories of belief and judgment.

Some beliefs can be propositional knowledge.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I realize such a concept tends to negate our belief in a benevolent God, but yes. (Three Men and a Baby; writing credit: Jim Cruickshank; James Orr) I am a pacifist by nature with a deep Quaker belief in the sanctity of human life. (The In-Laws; writing credit: Andrew Bergman) Now, I've never been big on belief, but I believe in something now. That a big chunk of myth is locked inside my head. (The Invisible Man; writing credit: Craig Silverstein; Jonathan Glassner) I have a strong psychic belief that the world will end on New Year's Eve. (Ghostbusters II; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis) It's my belief that these sheep are laborin' under the misapprehension that they're birds. (Monty Python's Flying Circus; writing credit: Douglas Adams; Graham Chapman)
Lyrics	You could say I lost my belief in the holy church ("If I Ever Lose My Faith In You"; performing artist: Sting)
Clever	The banging and slamming and booming and crashing were something beyond belief. [On Lohengrin] (references; author: Mark Twain) A disbelief in God does not result in a belief in nothing; disbelief in God usually results in a belief in anything. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Taxed Beyond Belief (2002) Beyond Belief (1997) Petra Beyond Belief (1990) Beyond Belief (1976)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Belief in God in an Age of Science (reference) Beyond Belief to Convictions (reference) In His Light: A Path into Catholic Belief (reference) Know the Truth: A Handbook of Christian Belief (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Belief (reference) Beyond Belief (reference) The Process of Belief (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Pictured is Dr. William Halsted. He is shown from the waist up in a formal, portrait-like image, in a suit, with his left hand touching his chin. In 1894, this surgeon devised an operation that removed the entire breast, lymph nodes and chest muscles, based on the belief that cancer spreads to adjacent tissues. This became known as the Halsted radical mastectomy, a type of breast cancer surgery.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Little Eva converting Topsy--"In that moment a ray of real belief, a ray of heavenly love, had penetrated the darkness of her heathen soul".Credit: Library of Congress.
	Lame Deer (vicinity), Montana. Skull in front of Indian steam bath on Cheyenne Indian Tongue River Reservation to keep evil spirits away, a belief which is part of their "medicine".Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Bulwer	In belief lies the secret of all valuable exertion.
Henri Frederic Amiel	A belief is not true because it is useful.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	He is dead in this world who has no belief in another.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	All the great ages have been ages of belief.
Seneca	Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment.
Socrates	My belief is that to have no wants is divine.
Thomas Fuller	He does not believe that does not live according to his belief .
Thomas Paine	Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
William James	Belief creates the actual fact.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	By degrees they sink into the category of the reactionary conservative Socialists depicted above, differing from these only by more systematic pedantry, and by their fanatical and superstitious belief in the miraculous effects of their social science. (reference)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	It could have been prevented in my belief without the firing of a single shot, and Germany might be powerful, prosperous and honored to-day; but no one would listen and one by one we were all sucked into the awful whirlpool. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
United Nations	1948	Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. (reference)
John F. Kennedy	1961	And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe--the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	And this belief produced another dread.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded	Carroll, Lewis	I had long realized that we were not in sympathy in religious belief.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	For, in our times, there is no belief longer in inertia or in immobility.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	Everyone would act in that belief.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Contrary to common belief, however, cerebral palsy does not always cause profound handicap. (references)
		The early belief that parental practices are responsible for autism has now been disproved. (references)
		Also, contrary to popular belief, carbohydrates are not highly fattening when eaten in moderate amounts and without the rich sauces and toppings often added. (references)
Business		The authorities permit many traditional religious practices, and public manifestations of belief. (references)
		Receptivity to American companies is high due to a belief in the high quality of American products and friendly feelings toward the United States. (references)
		Minor thefts from vehicles and acts of vandalism are often not reported because it is not felt worth making an insurance claim, and a widespread belief that the chances of recovery of stolen property by the police is remote. (references)
Children	Ghana	The practice has decreased in recent years because other belief systems have gained followers, and fetish priests who die have not been replaced. (references)
	Tanzania	However, some reports indicated that the children's parents may have allowed the children to be taken with the belief that they would work on plantations. (references)
	Zimbabwe	According to traditional belief, persons with disabilities are considered bewitched, and reports of children with disabilities being hidden when visitors arrive are common. (references)
Civil Liberties	Indonesia	The Constitution also requires the belief in one supreme God. (references)
	Russia	Reports of official harassment and punishment for religious belief or activity continued. (references)
	Nepal	Some Christian groups are concerned that the ban on proselytizing limits the expression of non-Hindu religious belief. (references)
Discrimination	Macau	For example, under the law that establishes the general framework for the educational system, access to education is stipulated for all residents regardless of race, religious belief, or political or ideological convictions. (references)
	Macau	The Basic Law stipulates that residents shall be free from discrimination, irrespective of their nationality, descent, race, sex, language, religion, political persuasion, ideological belief, educational level, economic status, or social condition. (references)
	Ireland	The amended Employment Equality Act outlaws discrimination in relation to employment on the basis of nine distinct discriminatory grounds: Gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race, and membership in the Traveller community. (references)
Economic History	Taiwan	At the same time there is a strong belief in Chinese folk religion throughout the island. (references)
	Sri Lanka	There is widespread belief that the labor laws and a plethora of holidays are dampening productivity. (references)
	Romania	This is especially problematic since there is a widespread belief that the police and judiciary are corrupt. (references)
Human Rights	Congo	There is a common belief in the region that some persons have the power to cast spells on others; this fear sometimes rises to mass hysteria. (references)
	Malawi	The mistreatment partly is due to the mistaken belief of many police officers that the law requires them to present a case (not just charges) to the court within 48 hours of arrest. (references)
	El Salvador	The law requires the police to have a resident's consent, a warrant, or a reasonable belief that a crime is under way or is about to be committed, before entering a private dwelling. (references)
Indigenous People	Cameroon	Some observers believe that sustained logging is destroying the Pygmies' unique, forest-oriented belief system, forcing them to adapt their traditional social and economic systems to a more rigid modern society similar to their Bantu neighbors. (references)
Minorities	Fiji	Citizens also have the right, either individually or in community with others, both in public and private, to manifest their religion or belief in worship, observance, practice, or teaching. (references)
	United Kingdom	A February 2000 report commissioned by the Home Office found that some religious groups, particularly those identified with ethnic minorities, reported unfair treatment on the basis of their religious belief. (references)
Political Economy	Turkey	The military exercises indirect influence over government policy and actions in the belief that it is the constitutional protector of the State. (references)
	Russia	Protectionist elements in the Russian executive and legislative branches have risen in response to the broad belief that free trade and foreign business activity have caused the nation's industrial decline. (references)
Trade	Korea	The result was high levels of non-performing loans in the Korean banking system, due to distortions in credit allocation due to government controls; limited risk-analysis; weak prudential oversight; tightly bound societal relationships; and moral hazard arising from the widespread belief that the government would make good any and all losses. (references)
Women	Ghana	Belief in witchcraft still is strong in many parts of the country. (references)
	Ghana	In addition FGM would be banned no matter how medically safe the procedure is made--dispelling a belief by some that FGM is acceptable as long as the girls' health is protected. (references)
	Belize	The law mandates equal pay for equal work; however, because women tend to be employed in certain occupations, no reliable evidence exists to support the widely held belief that female workers often earn less than men in similar jobs. (references)
Worker Rights	China	Some reports indicate that government workers now feel less pressure to restrict their personal expressions of religious belief. (references)
	Mauritania	Some persons continue to link themselves to former masters, because of the belief that their slave status had been ordained religiously, and due to fear of religious sanction if that bond is broken. (references)
	Turkey	With government approval, unions may and do form confederations and join international labor bodies, as long as these organizations are not hostile to the country or to freedom of religion or belief. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ABSURDITY, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dennis Miller	You're a zealot if you can't see the blinding irony inherent in using force to convince other people that your belief about the unknowable is more accurate than their belief in the unknowable.
Earl Charles Spencer	That's my belief. That's how I see it. I mean, it's not for me to say whether those problems were resolvable or not. But the fact is that they were never given a chance to be resolved.
Rush Limbaugh	Our belief is that history and facts are the best foundation on which to build anything, whether a belief, a philosophy, or a principle.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	From a belief that by a more formal concert their operation might be defeated, certain self-created societies assumed the tone of condemnation.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	The latest accounts received of this important undertaking authorize the belief that it is in successful progress.
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	But with the realization comes the surge of high resolve, and there is reassurance in belief in the God-given destiny of our Republic.
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	We have not by any means put them fully into practice, but we have strongly signified our belief in them.
Herbert C. Hoover	1929-1933	There is a belief abroad that by invoking technicalities, subterfuge, and delay, the ends of justice may be thwarted by those who can pay the cost.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters.
Dwight Eisenhower	1953-1961	So we voice our hope and our belief that we can help to heal this divided world.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Attack and terror increased, spurred and encouraged by the belief that the United States lacked the will to continue and that their victory was near.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	I have a very deep belief in America's capabilities.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	This reflects the deep respect of our nation for the rule of law and for the safety of our people being held, and our belief that a great power bears a responsibility to use its strength in a measured and judicious manner.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Belief" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Belief" is used about 5,083 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	5,083	1,932

Expressions using "belief": agm Theory for Belief Revision ♦ belief in progression ♦ belief in the future ♦ belief maintenance system ♦ belief measure ♦ belief revision ♦ beyond belief ♦ easy of belief ♦ erroneous belief ♦ false belief ♦ hard of belief ♦ have belief in ♦ it is past belief ♦ it's beyond belief ♦ lack of belief ♦ mistaken belief ♦ pass belief ♦ past belief ♦ persuade belief ♦ philosophical belief ♦ popular belief ♦ psychotic belief ♦ relating to belief ♦ religious belief ♦ shake one's belief ♦ shy of belief ♦ stagger belief ♦ stagger one's belief ♦ strong belief ♦ to the best of my belief ♦ ultimate belief ♦ want of belief. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "belief": belief-centred, belief-expressive, belief-far, belief-gathering, belief-structure, belief-system, belief-systems, belief-worlds.
	Ending with "belief": self-belief.
	Containing "belief": un-belief-a-boll.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "belief"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		besim (confidence, credence, credit, credo, creed, denomination, dependence, dogma, doxy, expectation, faith, hope, reliance, religion, trust), fe (denomination, faith, religion), dogmë (dogma, tenet). (various references)

Arabic		‏معتقد (doctrine, faith, persuasion, tenet), ‏مذهب (bossy, doctrine, faith, gilded, gilt, ideology, school, teaching), ‏تصديق (approving, attestation, certificate, confirmation, credence, credit, ok, okay, okey, ratification, sanction), ‏عقيدة (confession, credo, doctrine, dogma, tenet), ‏إيمان (confidence, credence, faith, true religion), ‏ثقة (assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, credit, faith, positivism, reliable, reliance, sureness, surety, trust), ‏دين ديانة (faith). (various references)

Bulgarian		убеждение (conviction, opinion, persuasion, tenet), вяра (confidence, credence, credit, dependence, doctrine, faith, religion, trust), мнение (advice, comment, counsel, esteem, estimation, idea, image, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, pronouncement, sentence, sentiment, thinking, thought, thoughts, verdict, view, voice), поверие (tradition), доверие (confidence, credence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance, security, trust). (various references)

Chinese		信奉 (to believe), 信仰, 信念 (conviction, faith). (various references)

Czech		víra (credence, credit, denomination, faith, trust), domnìnka (assumption, conjecture, guess, hypothesis, supposition, surmise), dùvìra (confidence, credit, faith, reliance, trust). (various references)

Danish		tro (account, accredit, belief measure, believe, deem, faithful, guess, loyal, presume, suppose, surmise, upright), overbevisning (belief measure, conviction). (various references)

Dutch		overtuiging (belief measure, conviction), geloof (belief measure, believe, confidence, faith, religion, trust). (various references)

Esperanto		kredo, konvinko (conviction). (various references)

Faeroese		trúgv (religion). (various references)

Farsi		معتقدات , گمان (Aim, Assumption, Conjecture, Doubt, Guess, Idea, Impression, Opinion, Supposition, Surmise, Thought), عقیده (Advice, Concept, Credo, Creed, Doctrine, Faith, Impression, Ism, Opinion, Tenet, Thought, View, Viewpoint), ایمان (Credo, Faith, Trust), اعتماد (Con, Confidence, Credence, Reliance, Trust), اعتقاد (Confidence, Credence, Faith, Ism, Trust), باور (Credence). (various references)

Finnish		uskomus (belief measure), usko (belief measure, faith). (various references)

French		conviction, foi, croyance (belief measure). (various references)

Frisian		leauwe (account, accredit, believe, deem, religion). (various references)

German		glauben (accept, account, accredit, beliefs, believe, credit, deem, estimate, expect, faith, fancy, figure, guess, hear, hold, reckon, suppose, think, to believe, to estimate, trust), glaube (acceptance, believe, credence, credit, estimation, faith, persuasion, religion, trust), überzeugung (certainty, conviction, convincing, persuasion, positiviness, staunchness, sureness). (various references)

Greek		πίστη (allegiance, conviction, credence, credit, credo, creed, faith, loyalty, loyalty to, trust, trustfulness), πεποίθηση (belief measure, conficence, conviction, credit, reliance). (various references)

Hebrew		אמו� �" (confidence, devotion, faith, persuasion, religion, tenet, trust). (various references)

Hungarian		hit (affiance, conviction, creed, faith, persuasion, religion, troth). (various references)

Icelandic		trú (religion), sannfæring (conviction). (various references)

Indonesian		itikad (conviction, faith), anggapan (assumption, contention, impression, judgment, presumption, supposition, suspicion). (various references)

Italian		fede (confidence, credence, faith, trust, wedding ring), credenza (belief measure, buffet, credence, credit, dresser, fallacy, sideboard, trust). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		信仰 (creed, faith). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しょし�" (conviction, first trial, initial medical examination, initial resolution, letter, opinion, original intention), し�"ね�" (conviction, faith, New Year), し�"ぽう (faith, new law, new method, news, sacred treasure), し�"�"う (advance, attack, benevolence, close friendship, creed, dead of night, deep crimson, deep plowing, developing, emergent, encouragement, faith, friendship, giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence, good fellowship, intimacy, invasion, lecturing to the emperor, middle of the night, midnight, paying tribute, pickled vegetables, pickles, promotion, rising, sailing on, sincere), し�"よう (confidence, credence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance), し�"じゅ (acceptance, divine gift, god tree, pearl), し�"じょう (article of faith, body, creed, giving, mentality, merit, presenting, social position, true feeling), し�"じ�" (careful, devotion, faith, godlike person, godliness, gods and men, mature, new face, newcomer, profound, true man). (various references)

Korean		� 념 (Faithfulness). (various references)

Manx		credjue (confessional, conviction, creed, denomination, faith, religion). (various references)

Norwegian		tro (account, accredit, believe, deem, faith). (various references)

Papiamen		kreensia, kreensha, fe (confidence, faith, trust). (various references)

Pig Latin		eliefbay

Portuguese		crença (belief measure, credence, creed, faith, persuasion, religion, trust), opinião (advice, apprehension, concetto, doyen, expiate, eye, idea, impression, judgements, judgments, mind, opinion, say, sentiment, sight, standpoint, supposition, theory, thinking, voice), convicção (certainty, confidence, conviction, faith, persuasive). (various references)

Romanian		pãrere (conceit, conviction, dictum, estimate, estimation, hint, idea, judgement, mind, notion, opinion, paradox, say, thinking, verdict, view, voice), credinţã (allegiance, communion, confession, confidence, constancy, conviction, creed, denomination, faith, faithfulness, fidelity, hope, illusion, loyalty, persuasion, religion, standpoint, trust), convingere (certitude, conviction, inducement, opinion, persuasion), încredere (affiance, confidence, credit, dependence, faith, reliability, reliance, reposal, security, trust). (various references)

Russian		убеждение (conviction, opinion, persuasion). (various references)

Scottish		creideamh (religious belief). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		verovanje (troth), vera (affiance, credence, creed, faith, persuasion, religion, trust), ubeđenje (assuredness, conviction, persuasion), mišljenje (intent, judgement, judgment, mind, opinion, say, thinking, view). (various references)

Spanish		creencia (conviction, credence, doxy, faith, judgement, judgment, light). (various references)

Sranan		kreyti. (various references)

Swedish		tro (account, accredit, believe, confide, credit, deem, faith, fancy, guess, imagine, keep faith, persuasion, reckon, suppose, supposition, take, think, troth, trust), övertygelse (conviction, persuasion). (various references)

Thai		ความเชื่อ (orientation), ความคิ�"เห็น (eye, slant), ความมั่นใจ. (various references)

Turkish		kanı (conclusion, deliverance, esteem, estimation, eye, fancy, idea, impression, judgement, notion, opinion, persuasion, sense, sentiments, sight, surmise, thought, view), itimat (confidence, credence, dependence, reliance, trust), itikat (creed), inanma (confidence, conviction, credit, trust), inanç (affiance, confidence, conscience, conviction, credence, credo, creed, cult, dogma, faith, faithfulness, opinion, opinions, persuasion, positiveness, reliance, religion, tenet), inanış, iman (credo, creed, faith, faithfulness, religion), güven (affiance, assurance, confidence, credence, credit, dependance, dependence, faith, positiveness, reliance, sureness, trust), fikir (advice, attitude, cogitation, conceit, concept, conception, estimation, hint, idea, ideo-, impression, inspiration, mind, notion, opinion, position, sentiments, suggestion, thinking, think-so, thought, verdict, view, voice), düşünce (apprehension, attitude, cogitation, conceit, consideration, counsel, fancy, idea, ideo-, judgement, mind, opinion, reasoning, remark, say so, sense, sentiments, thinking, thought, voice), ínanç. (various references)

Turkmen		ynanз, ynam. (various references)

Ukranian		вірування (doxy), віра (credence, credit, faith), погляд (angle, aspect, blush, eye, gander, look, mind, notion, opinion, sight, view, viewpoint), переконання (conviction, credo, creed, dogma, faith, notion, opinion, overpersuasion, persuasion, tenet), довіра (credence, power). (various references)

Vietnamese		theo chỗ tôi biết một cách chính xác khó m� tin được, sự tin tưởng tin tưởng không thể tin được theo sự hiểu biết chắc chắn của tôi, lòng tin (credence, trust), đức tin. (various references)

Welsh		credo (creed), crediniaeth, cred (pledge, troth, trust), coel (credit, trust). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	fide, fidei, fidem, fides. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	varenem. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	ge-leafa. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 24, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai efanhsan enwpion autwn wsei lhroV ta rhmata autwn kai hpistoun autaiV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et visa sunt ante illos sicut deliramentum verba ista et non credebant illis
Old English	990	West Saxon	And þas word wæron geþuhte beforan him swa woffunng and hig ne gelyfdon him;
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And these wordis weren seyn bifor hem as madnesse, and thei bileueden not to hem.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And their wordes semed vnto them fayned thinges nether beleved they them.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Luke Chapter 24, Verse 11
Cebuano	apan sa ilang pagbati niini, kining mga pulonga daw salimoang lamang, ug sila wala nila toohi,
Chinese	他們這些話、使 �' 以為是胡言、就不相信。
Croatian	ali njima se te rijeèi prièiniše kao tlapnja, te im ne vjerovahu.
Danish	Og disse Ord kom dem for som løs Tale; og de troede dem ikke.
Dutch	En haar woorden schenen voor hen als ijdel geklap, en zij geloofden haar niet.
Finnish	Mutta näiden puheet näyttivät heistä turhilta, eivätkä he uskoneet heitä.
French	Ils tinrent ces discours pour des rêveries, et ils ne crurent pas ces femmes.
German	Und es deuchten sie ihre Worte eben, als wären's Märlein, und sie glaubten ihnen nicht.
Hungarian	De az õ szavuk csak üres beszédnek látszék azok elõtt; és nem hivének nékik.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Tetapi rasul-rasul itu menyangka wanita-wanita itu hanya menceritakan yang bukan-bukan. Mereka tidak percaya cerita wanita-wanita itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tetapi pada perasaan mereka itu adalah perkataan perempuan itu seperti cakap angin sahaja, maka tiadalah mereka itu percaya kepada perempuan itu.
Italian	Quelle parole parvero loro come un vaneggiamento e non credettero ad esse.
Korean	사 도 �"� 은 � � 희 말 이 허 탄 한 �"� 이 뵈 어 믿 지 아 니 하 나
Maori	A ko te ahua o aua kupu ki ta ratou whakaaro he mea tito noa; kihai i whakaponohia e ratou.
Norwegian	og deres ord syntes dem å være løs tale, og de trodde dem ikke.
Portuguese	E pareceram-lhes como um delírio as palavras das mulheres e não lhes deram crédito.
Rumanian	Cuvintele acestea li se pqreau apostolilor basme, wi nu le credeau.
Shuar	Tura Jesusa unuiniamurisha nuwa Tuíniakuisha nekasaiti tu Enentáimtsuk "Wáuruk Tuíniawai" tiarmiayi.
Spanish	Pero sus palabras les parecían a ellos locura, y no las creyeron.
Swahili	Mitume waliyachukua maneno hayo kama yasiyo na msingi, hivyo hawakuamini.
Swedish	Deras ord syntes dock för dessa vara löst tal, och de trodde dem icke.
Uma	Aga suro toera uma mpangalai' lolita-ra, ra'uli' lolita to ratamangko-wadi.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "belief": beliefs. (additional references)
	Words ending with "belief": disbelief, misbelief, nonbelief, unbelief. (additional references)
	Words containing "belief": disbeliefs, misbeliefs, nonbeliefs, unbeliefs. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Belief" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Baylie, beile, Beleek, beleif, beleue, Belice, belieff, belieft, Belkif, Beloe, belye, berief, Berlie, bewlie, Bieleu, bilie, bilien, Bjelke, bleef, bleiben, bleibet, sexlife. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "belief" (pronounced bulē"f)
5	b u l ē" f	disbelief.
4	-u l ē" f	relief.
3	-l ē" f	leaf, lief.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-e-f-i-l"
	-1 letter: belie.
	-2 letters: beef, bile, feel, file, flee, lief, life.
	-3 letters: bee, bel, eel, elf, fee, fib, fie, fil, lee, lei, lib, lie.
	-4 letters: be, bi, ef, el, if, li.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-e-f-i-l"
	+1 letter: beefily, beliefs, febrile.
	+2 letters: afebrile, balefire, belfried, belfries, feasible, feeblish, fencible, fileable, fineable, fireable, fleabite, flexible, unbelief.
	+3 letters: balefires, befleaing, briefless, definable, disbel

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
belief religion	246	belief wiccan	24
belief	141	american belief native	24
belief net	125	hindu belief	24
mormon belief	113	judaism belief	23
beyond belief	98	belief matic o	23
catholic belief	84	buddhist belief	23
baptist belief	57	seventh day adventist belief	23
health belief model	55	hinduism belief	23
jewish belief	54	belief superstitious	22
jehovah witness belief	52	islam belief	22
lutheran belief	50	amish belief	22
christian belief	43	puritan belief	21
religious belief	41	islamic belief	19
beyond belief fact or fiction	40	belief pagan	19
muslim belief	38	baptist belief southern	18
belief presbyterian	34	christianity belief	18
belief jehovahs witness	28	belief protestant	18
buddhism belief	28	belief mennonite	17
pentecostal belief	26	belief quaker	16
belief christ church	25	belief system	16
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Belief

Definitions: Belief

Belief

Noun

Synonyms: Belief

Specialty Definition: Belief

Crosswords: Belief

Modern Usage: Belief

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Belief

Books

Music

Image Slideshow: Belief

Computer Images:Belief

Photo Album: Belief

Familiar Quotations: Belief

Bulwer

Henri Frederic Amiel

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Seneca

Socrates

Thomas Fuller

Thomas Paine

William James

Historic Usage: Belief

Communist Manifesto

Winston S. Churchill

United Nations

John F. Kennedy

Use in Literature: Belief

Emma

Austen, Jane

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Non-Fiction Usage: Belief

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Belief

Dennis Miller

Earl Charles Spencer

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: Belief

George Washington

John Quincy Adams

Warren G. Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert C. Hoover

Harry S. Truman

Dwight Eisenhower

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Usage Frequency: Belief

Expressions: Belief

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Belief

belief religion

belief wiccan

belief

american belief native

belief net

hindu belief

mormon belief

judaism belief

beyond belief

belief matic o

catholic belief

buddhist belief

baptist belief

seventh day adventist belief

health belief model

hinduism belief

jewish belief

Computer Images:
Belief