Noun: belief bi'leef
- Any cognitive content held as true
"Her belief in extraterrestrial life was unshakeable"
- A vague idea in which some confidence is placed
"it strengthened my belief in his sincerity";
- impression, feeling, notion, opinion
- A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
"he lost his religious belief but not his morality";
- religion, faith, religious belief
Derived forms: beliefs
Type of: cognitive content, content, idea, mental object, supernatural virtue, theological virtue, thought
Antonym: disbelief
Encyclopedia: Belief