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as in faiths
mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon
a belief in UFO's led him to relentlessly scan the nighttime skies
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as in opinions
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
it's my belief that the sky is blue because our eyes perceive the color blue easily
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Recent Examples of beliefs
This season paid homage to the local culture of Thailand, and examined the role that wealthy Western patrons play in the commercialization of Buddhism and other Eastern spiritual beliefs.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Elections Matter—and Accountability Is Key Elections reflect the beliefs and frustrations of the American people.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Spiritual leaders say while the Muslim holy book, the Quran, is a main reference, their faith incorporates certain beliefs found in other religions, such as reincarnation.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
If those beliefs are extreme, AI can amplify its effect by serving up similar, more radical content.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Let go of the beliefs that aren’t serving you to make way for those that will.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Importantly, beliefs about risk are subjective and are biased by political perspectives.
—Zachary Russell, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The survey offers a detailed portrait of a diverse and evolving Jewish community and its religious beliefs, political identities and migration patterns.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
On the topic of religious beliefs, Miami has a higher percentage of Jews who identify as Orthodox, 13 percent compared to 9 percent nationally according to the study.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Elections Matter—and Accountability Is Key Elections reflect the beliefs and frustrations of the American people.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Spiritual leaders say while the Muslim holy book, the Quran, is a main reference, their faith incorporates certain beliefs found in other religions, such as reincarnation.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
If those beliefs are extreme, AI can amplify its effect by serving up similar, more radical content.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Let go of the beliefs that aren’t serving you to make way for those that will.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Importantly, beliefs about risk are subjective and are biased by political perspectives.
—Zachary Russell, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The survey offers a detailed portrait of a diverse and evolving Jewish community and its religious beliefs, political identities and migration patterns.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
On the topic of religious beliefs, Miami has a higher percentage of Jews who identify as Orthodox, 13 percent compared to 9 percent nationally according to the study.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beliefs
Noun
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The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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Commentary and opinions Trimming the fat from the federal budget shouldn’t hurt the most vulnerable this much, writes columnist LZ Granderson.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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The hope of deriving one set of rules, or axioms, to govern all mathematical truths was fatally undermined.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The experts then had to agree on the fundamental truths, or axioms, that were accepted as true even thought they could not be proven.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2024
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Defendants also can join the program as an alternative to paying fines as the result of convictions within the district court.—
Campbell Roper,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Dec. 2024
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The percentage of wrongful convictions that include false confessions also leaped when the crime was a homicide.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Beliefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beliefs. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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