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belief
be‧lief S3 W2 /bəˈliːf, bɪˈliːf/ noun [Word Family: noun: belief, disbelief, believer; adjective: believable ≠ unbelievable, disbelieving; verb: believe ≠ disbelieve; adverb: unbelievably] [date : 1100-1200; Origin : Probably from Old English geleafa 'belief', from leafa 'belief, faith'; influenced by believe] 1. [SINGULAR, UNCOUNTABLE] the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists belief in ▪ a strong belief in God belief that ▪ her sincere belief that her brother was not the murderer in the belief that ▪ Thieves broke into the building in the mistaken belief that there was expensive computer equipment inside.
2. [SINGULAR] the feeling that something is good and can be trusted belief in ▪ If you’re selling, you have to have genuine belief in the product. ▪ When you get something wrong, it can shake your belief in yourself.
3. [COUNTABLE] an idea that you believe to be true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas: ▪ religious beliefs ▪ Several members hold very right-wing beliefs.
4. beyond belief used to emphasize that something is so extreme that it is difficult to believe: ▪ What she did was stupid beyond belief. ⇨ it beggars belief at beggar2(1), ⇨ to the best of your belief at best3(4), ⇨ disbelief, unbelief • • • COLLOCATIONS adjectives ▪a firm/strong belief ▪ It is still my firm belief that we did the right thing. ▪a strongly-held/deeply-held belief (=that you believe very much) ▪ her strongly-held belief that things were much better in the past ▪a common/popular/widespread belief (=that a lot of people believe) ▪ There is a common belief that educational standards are declining. ▪a widely-held belief (=that a lot of people believe) ▪ The article expressed the widely-held belief that unemployment leads to crime. ▪a mistaken/false belief ▪ the mistaken belief that cannabis is not an addictive drug ▪a sincere belief (=based on what you really feel is true) ▪ We have a sincere belief in the power of art to enhance human life. ▪a passionate belief ▪ his passionate belief that technology is a tool to be used for the benefit of mankind verbs ▪have a belief ▪ You must always have the belief that you can succeed. ▪hold a belief ▪ He held this belief until the day he died. ▪be based on the belief that … ▪ Our policies must be based on the belief that the planet’s resources are finite. phrases ▪it is my belief that ▪ It is my belief that most teachers are doing a good job. ▪contrary to popular belief (=opposite to what most people think) ▪ Contrary to popular belief, boys are not usually better at maths than girls. • • • THESAURUS ▪religion [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]a set of beliefs about a god, and the ceremonies and customs that go with these beliefs. Also used when talking about all religions in general : ▪ Judaism is one of the great religions of the world. ▪ African tribal religions ▪ a lecture on the role of religion in society ▪faith [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]a religion, especially one of the large important world religions. Also used when talking about religious belief in general : ▪ The school welcomes children of all faiths. ▪ His religious faith was always deeply important to him. ▪belief [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]the act of believing in a god or gods, or the ideas that someone believes because of their religion : ▪ We all have the right to freedom of belief. ▪ They were persecuted because of their religious beliefs. ▪denomination [COUNTABLE]a religious group that has slightly different beliefs from other groups who belong to the same religion : ▪ The church is the largest Christian denomination in the United States. ▪sect [COUNTABLE]a group of people who have their own set of religious beliefs and customs, especially a group that has separated from a larger group : ▪ He became a member of a Buddhist sect. ▪ There are two sects in Islam - the Sunni and the Shi'a. ▪ an obscure religious sect ▪the church [SINGULAR, UNCOUNTABLE]the Christian religion in general : ▪ How great is the influence of the church in present-day society? ▪ The church has a lot to say about this. ▪the Catholic/Protestant etc church (also Church) [COUNTABLE]one of the separate groups within the Christian religion : ▪ the Methodist Church ▪cult [COUNTABLE]an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion – often used to show disapproval : ▪ The suicides have been linked to a strange religious cult. ▪ the traditional pagan cults of Ancient Rome ▪creed [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE] formal the religion that you belong to, and the set of beliefs that you accept in order to belong to it – often used in phrases when saying that your religion should not affect how you are treated : ▪ There must be no discrimination because of race, colour, or creed. ▪ You will be rewarded whatever your race or creed. ▪faith community [COUNTABLE] formal a group of people who share the same religious beliefs – used especially in official contexts : ▪ the benefits of living within a supportive faith community
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a passionate belief/conviction ▪ We had a passionate belief in what we were doing. a strong belief ▪ We have a strong belief that everyone has the right to worship freely. belief/faith in God ▪ About one-third of the population has no belief in God. ▪ Her faith in God helped her deal with her illness. beyond repair/control/belief etc (=impossible to repair, control, believe etc) ▪ Scott’s equipment was damaged beyond repair. ▪ The town centre had changed beyond all recognition. ▪ Due to circumstances beyond our control, the performance has had to be cancelled. cling to the hope/belief/idea etc (that) ▪ He clung to the hope that she would be cured. compromise your beliefs/convictions/ideals ▪ Anti-war activists were put in prison for refusing to compromise their beliefs. confirm you in your belief/opinion/view etc (that) (=make you believe something more strongly) ▪ The expression on his face confirmed me in my suspicions. firm conviction/commitment/belief etc ▪ Our client hasn’t reached a firm decision on the matter yet. implicit faith/trust/belief ▪ They had implicit faith in his powers. popular belief/opinion ▪ Contrary to popular belief, cats are solitary animals. religious beliefs ▪ I don’t share her religious beliefs. share a belief/opinion ▪ It was clear that the police did not share her opinion. subscribe to the view/belief/theory etc ▪ I have never subscribed to the view that schooldays are the happiest days of your life. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADJECTIVE basic ▪ Culture stems from a society or community's experience traditions, basic beliefs, aspirations and ambitions. ▪ The following basic beliefs underpin the discussion: 1. ▪ They are the basic beliefs which ground all others, our epistemological foundations. ▪ But his basic belief was so widespread that gay men themselves sometimes used it as a come-on. ▪ By sticking to his own basic beliefs about attitude and playing style. ▪ It derives from basic beliefs and traditions. ▪ This distinction between foundations and superstructure, between basic and non-basic beliefs, is a structural one. ▪ The thought of some basic beliefs being incorrigibly false is too horrific to countenance. false ▪ He feels much of the opposition is based on the false belief that the incinerator will also handle toxic waste. ▪ A false belief may nevertheless be justified. ▪ We can not argue straightforwardly that a false belief can not be justified. ▪ Here is one of the standard procedures that is used to test whether a child has an adult-like appreciation of false belief. ▪ An alarming picture encapsulated a false belief. ▪ And they have led them under the false belief that a negotiated solution was seriously pursued. ▪ So the merger boom went on for a while, still fuelled by this false belief. ▪ Not all false beliefs are relevant in this sense. firm ▪ What woman, in fact, however firm her beliefs, would not sacrifice her religion for her children? ▪ Fighting Organizational Behavior Patterns Strong, healthy individuals have firm convictions and beliefs. ▪ There was a firm belief among old-time ferreters that the ferrets needed to be vicious and half-starved to do their work well. ▪ The reality, according to the new spirituality, is that our beliefs about the world attract experiences which con firm those beliefs. ▪ A firm belief in the priesthood of all believers means that singing belongs to the whole congregation as well as to the choir. general ▪ Such reports in a popular newspaper endorse a general belief in escalation. ▪ There is a general belief that police commit nearly as many crimes as they prevent or solve. ▪ The success of these individual desires not withstanding, general belief is that some form of compromise is most likely. ▪ Such a general belief system can be termed a political ideology. ▪ There is a general belief that the drowned are simply victims of bad weather in the strait. ▪ What are your general beliefs about human nature? ▪ The general belief was very slow. mistaken ▪ This can give rise to the mistaken belief that cocaine is not an addictive drug. ▪ Cannabis may have few immediate withdrawal effects and this again may give rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive. ▪ Such a deeply mistaken belief can only come from a citizen of a country with a disciplinarian attitude to politics. ▪ The living turtle is then thrown back into the water, in the mistaken belief that it will re-grow its shell. ▪ We should not pursue better conditions for prisoners in the mistaken belief that improved conditions will alone produce more orderly prisons. ▪ It refers to the resurgence of manufacturing during the 1980s and the mistaken but widespread belief that manufacturing is still shrinking. ▪ The court heard that Newton had snapped in the mistaken belief that his father was about to draw a gun on him. ▪ Don't buy a hard bed in the mistaken belief that it is good for you. personal ▪ He wanted his personal belief and his professional expertness to come out as a single attribute. ▪ When the media found out, his private exercise of his personal beliefs became a subject for public consumption. ▪ The next stage of his personal beliefs is obscure. ▪ She also remarked at the outset that her personal belief was that the category had no place in a psychiatric manual. ▪ Within our immediate group we can learn to reconcile personal and group differences to the point of rejecting personal values and beliefs. ▪ There are times when you have to put aside your personal beliefs. ▪ This knowledge is not a matter of personal belief, but of a simple historical fact. ▪ And, in rare candor under such circumstances, Chin answered two questions about his personal political beliefs. political ▪ After thoroughly investigating their backgrounds and their political beliefs, he had approached them one by one. ▪ In each country a sample of about one thousand respondents was interviewed regarding many aspects of their individual political beliefs and actions. ▪ How we explained they interpreted and explained unemployment, and how it related to their other political beliefs and behaviour. ▪ Indeed, a political belief that is widely held might be particularly immune to careful assessment. ▪ If I have any political beliefs, they are best and quickest expressed in cliché terms. ▪ Chapter 4 will examine some of the factors that might account for differences in the political beliefs of individuals within a society. ▪ Spells in prison have never sapped his determination to fight for his political beliefs. ▪ However, any relatively complete bundle of political beliefs could be termed a political ideology. popular ▪ Contrary to popular belief, Soviet economic sources provided rich picking for the researcher, as long as the right subject was chosen. ▪ Contrary to popular belief by many, Memorial Day is not the day summer vacation begins. ▪ Dryden's position was that popular belief in such beings was enough to justify their representation in poetry. ▪ Contrary to popular belief a preference for boys over girls is not universal. ▪ It is a popular belief that the worst horrors befall whoever invites the curse of a hijra. ▪ In general, however, it was simply reinterpreting in new language a set of ancient popular beliefs. ▪ The quality of work produced even by mathematicians appears to decline little over their careers, contrary to popular belief. ▪ Actually, contrary to popular belief, hallucinations were not part of the original definition of schizophrenia. religious ▪ Today, there are many religious and secular beliefs open to us. ▪ Do religious beliefs provide exemption from liability for child abuse? ▪ As religious beliefs have constituted science, so scientific creeds have constituted an alternative religion. ▪ For example, must teachers and students salute the flag or follow the curriculum if doing so violates their religious beliefs? ▪ An example from the astronomical debates of the early seventeenth century may illuminate this selective role of religious belief. ▪ The Court only examined and rejected a claim based on religious beliefs of immunity from an unquestioned general rule. ▪ To pursue political objectives seriously, they must work with the very people whose religious beliefs are most antithetical to their own. ▪ But teachers, too have religious beliefs and commitments. strong ▪ The internal conflicts caused by his strong Quaker beliefs and lack of prospects caused a breakdown when he was twenty-one. ▪ It is my strong belief that reward and recognition go hand in hand. ▪ A lot of mental patients have a strong belief in the occult listed on their personality profiles. ▪ Chagrin A strong belief in the supernatural characterises communities of Romany gypsies. ▪ Together with the Fantaisie Polonaise, it typically expresses his strong nationalistic beliefs. ▪ The whole represents a strong belief in optimism and progress. ▪ Yet so strong was the belief in a static universe that it persisted into the early twentieth century. ▪ Underlying the disquiet was a strong current of belief that the act of going tieless was tantamount to social chaos! traditional ▪ Exploitation by charlatans played a part, as did certain traditional beliefs. ▪ The rest, hewing to more traditional belief, remained Orthodox; the Winslows were among them. ▪ Moreover, religious and patriotic works fulfilled an important role in reaffirming traditional beliefs. ▪ It also seems unlikely, despite long-held traditional belief, that the birth took place in Bethlehem. ▪ Any culture, because it has to retain traditional customs and beliefs, has to be in a sense a conservative institution. ▪ Many modernisation theorists would claim here strong evidence for the inhibiting effect of traditional beliefs on development. ▪ The growing awareness of environmental and ecological issues often coincides with traditional beliefs and practices. ▪ Thus the process of anchoring scientifically originated notions may not have such a devastating effect upon traditional beliefs. true ▪ Why, in other words, should we want to get true beliefs rather than false ones? ▪ Yet many people remain uncertain regarding his true beliefs. ▪ There's no moral virtue in the truth of most of our true beliefs. ▪ How then do we get true beliefs by observation? ▪ The other differences between these different ways of acquiring true beliefs are irrelevant. ▪ You will give your tellee a true belief: you will actually tell the truth. ▪ Instead of looking directly for something one wants to get a true belief about, one can look instead for a sign. widespread ▪ The findings led to a widespread belief that psychological tests were situation specific and therefore limited in their usefulness for personnel selection. ▪ It provides a startling point for a discussion of the widespread belief that Richard Nixon was a brilliant maker of foreign policy. ▪ Professor Budd's remarks echo a widespread belief in the City that the Government needs to develop a credible monetary strategy. ▪ Protestant endeavours to extinguish popular superstitions and the widespread belief in magical remedies also proved largely futile. ▪ But, despite a widespread belief, this is not due to job insecurity. ▪ Especially in the United States, a widespread belief exists that people should actively seek ways of developing themselves. ▪ There is a widespread belief that the Age of Enlightenment has run its course. ▪ It refers to the resurgence of manufacturing during the 1980s and the mistaken but widespread belief that manufacturing is still shrinking. NOUN core ▪ In healthy organizations, this core belief sys-tem serves as a source of guidance. ▪ All organizations have some sort of core belief system. ▪ If both core beliefs and the actions they inspire are healthy, the organization will ultimately succeed in achieving its long-term goals. ▪ Banished from the official organizational history, the memory of these unpleasant side effects lingers in the form of unhealthy core beliefs. ▪ Because they describe an objective reality, descriptive core beliefs are simply valid or invalid. ▪ That something is whether or not your organization has a healthy system of valid core beliefs and realistic fears. ▪ Evaluative core beliefs, however, are often highly subjective. ▪ They dwell instead on invalid core beliefs and the kinds of mythical fear that such beliefs nearly always inspire. system ▪ One such belief system is, of course, sexism. ▪ But after a summer in Trinidad, he realized he had only scratched the surface of the eclectic and complex belief system. ▪ The Christians however seemed to be a quite different species, unlike any other foreign belief system they had yet encountered. ▪ Can you characterize your own political belief system? ▪ We attract certain people and events of our belief systems. ▪ Buddha established his belief system built around the principles of self-restraint and caring for the poor. ▪ Fundamentalism is a belief system that can not be refuted because it comes from a supreme being. ▪ An ideology is simply the elevation of a particular set of perceptions, assumptions, and analyses to a normative belief system. VERB based ▪ He feels much of the opposition is based on the false belief that the incinerator will also handle toxic waste. ▪ It is based on a threefold belief that: 1. ▪ Their support is based on a belief that the left governments have clean hands and have improved municipal services. ▪ Both said they based their beliefs on news reports describing the crash, and on their experience. ▪ If it is subjective, then it is based on the beliefs of the defendant. ▪ The Court only examined and rejected a claim based on religious beliefs of immunity from an unquestioned general rule. ▪ They are generally based on the belief in health as the result of a harmonious whole. ▪ They based their belief in part on the confession of an outlaw Navajo named Jack Crank. confirm ▪ This tremendous progress of conventional medicine in the present century has confirmed belief in the treatment by opposites. ▪ When tomographic maps later showed a patch of warm rock beneath that spot, it further confirmed his belief. ▪ The effect of our experience was, as I shall show, to confirm and extend that belief. ▪ And many studies are flawed by the tendency of researchers to look for information that confirms their own beliefs. ▪ The watchers were quiet and soulful, as if the flames confirmed their deep beliefs about life here. ▪ Writers reached for a means suasion and began to use emotion to confirm beliefs. ▪ That pleased and flattered her, confirmed her in her belief in herself. ▪ I watch the news, and it only confirms my belief, you know? express ▪ There is nothing glib or rhetorical about Freeman's way of expressing her beliefs. ▪ Only now the statement expresses the belief in a particular relationship. ▪ That leaves open the possibility, however, that some declarative sentences or statements are not factual and express something other than beliefs. ▪ However, the theory allows that a statement can express both a belief and an attitude. ▪ The themes used express the beliefs of the Church in a language accessible to children and teachers. ▪ Together with the Fantaisie Polonaise, it typically expresses his strong nationalistic beliefs. hold ▪ Along with many of his contemporaries, Mercator held the Baconian belief that knowledge should be exploited for utilitarian ends. ▪ Critical assessment of long held beliefs is the first step to new interpretation of historical events and other so called scientific truths. ▪ Do you hold any specific beliefs about what might be called beauty? ▪ We are of the deeply held belief that many human beings have come to behave as materialistic tyrants. ▪ It was the commonly held belief then that never again would this communal beast be allowed to rear its head. ▪ But why should a family hold on to a belief regardless of its truth? ▪ Ten years later, his new book shows that he no longer holds such a belief. ▪ Groups of work-inhibited students may reinforce mutually held beliefs that school is a negative environment. mistake ▪ The last fifty years of work in Al suggests that this may be a mistaken belief. reflect ▪ The concerns of older people about their future health care probably reflect beliefs about modern medicine and priorities within the medical profession. ▪ They reflect a belief that they are working with people, not with systems. ▪ Only in a few cases, as at Brading, do they reflect any deeply held beliefs or cult practices. ▪ His reality accurately reflected his belief system. ▪ Does it reflect your belief that you are hopelessly absent-minded? ▪ Since our beliefs create our experiences, Cathy's love life faithfully reflected her mixed-up beliefs. ▪ Until recently company law, with its relative freedom from stringent regulations, reflected this national belief. ▪ This may reflect teachers' beliefs that mathematics by its nature is learned most effectively in groups of homogeneous ability. share ▪ For Buckle, this laid the foundations for a thoroughgoing science of history, and others shared his belief. ▪ Sezer shares the military's belief in republican and secular values. ▪ All individuals with sophisticated belief systems do not necessarily share the same core beliefs. ▪ Milan coach Fabio Capello did not share the belief they would be able to play more freely now the record was gone. ▪ And it is helped immeasurably if two unrelated people can share in the belief that indeed they are already blood relatives. ▪ In consequence, both share a central belief in displaying speech as evidence. ▪ Liberals, Sowell claims, share a belief that people can improve their lives through collective effort. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fond hope/belief ▪ That overcautious disposition was noticed long ago, but there was a fond hope that experience would cure it. beggar description/belief ▪ Harry, that awful, awful singing beggars belief. ▪ In Gravity's Rainbow, conspiracies proliferate to such an extent that they beggar description. ▪ The initial radio message had beggared belief. ▪ The thought of la belle dame de Bruges coming out with such stuff beggars belief. ▪ The waste, deaths, brutality and destruction of property beggar description. ▪ What she found there still beggars belief. betray your beliefs/principles/ideals etc contrary to popular belief/opinion ▪ Contrary to popular belief, gorillas are shy and gentle creatures. ▪ Actually, contrary to popular belief, hallucinations were not part of the original definition of schizophrenia. ▪ And contrary to popular belief, we don't want to wear the trousers at home. core values/beliefs ▪ Above all, it requires the steady cultivation of healthy core beliefs that will shore up the organization when setbacks occur. ▪ Actions are core beliefs put into practice. ▪ Banished from the official organizational history, the memory of these unpleasant side effects lingers in the form of unhealthy core beliefs. ▪ Because they describe an objective reality, descriptive core beliefs are simply valid or invalid. ▪ If both core beliefs and the actions they inspire are healthy, the organization will ultimately succeed in achieving its long-term goals. ▪ Organizational fears are emotional responses to core beliefs. ▪ That something is whether or not your organization has a healthy system of valid core beliefs and realistic fears. ▪ What made Reagan extraordinary, beyond his communicative skills, was his resolute adherence to core beliefs. defy description/analysis/belief etc ▪ His changeable features, his tones, gestures and expressions seemed to defy descriptions. ▪ His swerve was something that defied analysis; just as it defied attempts to counter it. ▪ It defies belief and makes you question exactly who the law is protecting here: the sick minds or their young victims? ▪ Like the secret of Stradivari's varnish, this extra dimension defies analysis. ▪ The dam defied description; it defied belief. ▪ Two other women lay upon the counter a pickle-bottle and a glass vessel of a kind which altogether defies description. ▪ Yet other species exhibit variation patterns that defy analysis of the sophistication of present-day biology. mistaken belief/idea/impression/view etc ▪ A thin, friendly man, he often gave the mistaken impression that nothing was too much trouble. ▪ Cannabis may have few immediate withdrawal effects and this again may give rise to the mistaken belief that it is not addictive. ▪ People have a mistaken idea about artists. ▪ Such a deeply mistaken belief can only come from a citizen of a country with a disciplinarian attitude to politics. ▪ That can lead to the mistaken impression that the principles do not fit businesses involved in services. ▪ The foregoing paragraphs dispose, it is hoped, of some mistaken ideas as to the state and progress of sexuality in adulthood. ▪ The most mistaken idea is that you can Xerox people and somehow clone a fully grown adult. ▪ This can give rise to the mistaken belief that cocaine is not an addictive drug. shake sb's confidence/beliefs etc to the best of your knowledge/belief/ability etc EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Contrary to popular belief, cold weather does not make you ill. ▪ People with a strong spiritual or philosophical belief system are more likely to remain healthy. ▪ She never lost her belief in God. ▪ Their experiments were based on the belief that you could make gold from other metals. ▪ They were put in prison because of their political beliefs. ▪ We need to learn to accept people who have different beliefs from ours. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But the crucial step is to take responsibility for that belief. ▪ It is a central theme throughout the book, and she criticises frequently the Catholic beliefs and customs. ▪ This belief was obviously challenged by our presence, but he insisted that Tom and Terry had gone home. ▪ Unitarianism, a tolerant and loosely-defined system of belief, had attracted Coleridge since his Cambridge years. ▪ Whoever the commentator is, the opinions expressed are often only beliefs based on sketchy information that is only indirectly relevant.
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