belief

CEFRB1

/bɪˈliːf/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a vague idea in which some confidence is placed.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered.

Examples

  • I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.

  • I have a firm belief in his innocence.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [bɪˈlɪi̯f]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something believed.

  2. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.

  3. The quality or state of believing.

More examples

In context

  • Nothing can ever stagger her belief.

  • Based on this data, it is our belief that X does not occur.

  • It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bileve, from Old English lēafa, from Proto-West Germanic *laubu from Proto-Germanic *laubō. Compare German Glaube (“faith, belief”). The replacement of final /v/ with /f/ is due to the analogy of noun-verb pairs with /f/ in the noun but /v/ in the verb, creating a pair belief : believe on the model of e.g. grief : grieve or proof : prove.