Belief (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Feeling
• Opinion
• Impression
• Notion

Hypernyms

• Thought
• Idea

Hyponyms

• Effect
• First Blush
• Intuition
• Hunch
• Presence

Related Words

• Believe (verb)

Meaning ²

Any cognitive content held as true.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Antonyms

• Unbelief

Hypernyms

• Cognitive Content
• Mental Object

Hyponyms

• Popular Opinion
• Pacificism
• Opinion
• Fetichism
• Spiritual Domain
• Philosophical System
• Ism
• Vox Populi
• Superstitious Notion
• Supernatural Being
• Outlook
• Faith
• Religious Belief
• Unseen
• Strong Belief
• Sentiment
• View
• Article Of Faith
• Trust
• Philosophy
• School Of Thought
• Thought
• Prospect
• Persuasion

Related Words

• Believe (verb)