Belief | Mean of belief in English Dictionary

/bəˈliːf/

• Noun
• a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true
1. a heartfelt/deep/deep-seated/firm/strong/passionate belief
2. He says that he is given strength by his belief in God.
3. He has a strong belief in his ability to win. [=he is certain that he can win]
4. His family has an unshakable belief in his innocence.
5. It's my belief that the current policy is certain to fail. [=I believe that the current policy is certain to fail]
6. She bought the rug in the belief that [=because she believed that] it was a real antique, not a fake.
7. Many people arrived early in the mistaken/erroneous belief that [=because they mistakenly believed that] free tickets would be available.
8. There is a growing belief that [=an increasing number of people believe that] these policies will not succeed.
9. There is growing belief that these policies will not succeed.
10. Contrary to popular belief, the economy has actually improved in recent months. [=the economy has improved although many/most people do not think that it has]
• a feeling that something is good, right, or valuable
1. a belief in democracy
2. a judge who had a firm/strong belief in judicial restraint
• a feeling of trust in the worth or ability of someone
1. He has a strong belief in himself. [=he strongly believes that he will succeed]

• something that a person accepts as true or right
1. He gets angry if anyone challenges his religious/political beliefs.
2. We challenged his beliefs about religion.
3. erroneous/mistaken/false beliefs
4. a system of beliefs = a belief system
• the state of being accepted as true
1. a story that is worthy of belief [=a story that deserves to be believed, a believable story]
2. a story that defies belief = (chiefly Brit) a story that beggars belief [=an unbelievable story]
• not capable of being believed
1. events that are beyond belief [=events that are unbelievable]
2. She is beautiful beyond belief. [=she is unbelievably/extremely beautiful]