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Pronunciation
IPA|/bɪ�li�f/, SAMPA|/bI"li:f/
audio|en-us-belief.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
ME. < OE. l�afa.

Noun
en-noun

1. mental|Mental acceptance of a claim as truth.
2. countable Something believed.

#: The ancient people have a belief in many deities.

1. uncountable The quality or state of believe|believing.

#: My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.

1. uncountable religious|Religious faith.

#: She often said it was her belief that carried her through the hard times.

1. in plural One's religious or moral convictions.

#: I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.

Related terms
believe
beyond belief
disbelief
unbelief

Translations
trans-top|mental acceptance of a claim as truth
Bosnian: vjerovanje n
Czech: víra f
Dutch: geloof n
Finnish: usko
French: croyance f
Japanese: Jpan|確信 (Jpan|����, kakushin)
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|با���ر, KUchar|بر�ا
Polish: t|pl|wiara|f, t|pl|wierzenie|n
Portuguese: crença f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ве�ова�е n
:Latin: verovanje n
Swedish: tro c
trans-bottom

trans-top|something believed
Bosnian: vjera f
Czech: víra f
Dutch: geloof f
Finnish: usko
German: Glaube m
Greek: δοξα�ία (doxasía) f, δ�γμα (dògma) n
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|wiara|f, t|pl|wierzenie|n
Portuguese: crença f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ве�а f
:Latin: vera f
Swedish: tro c
trans-bottom

trans-top|the quality or state of believing
Bosnian: vjerovanje n
Czech: víra f
Dutch: geloof f
Finnish: usko, luottamus
French: conviction f
German: Glaube m
Greek: δοξα�ία (doxasía) f, δ�γμα (dògma) n
trans-mid
Portuguese: crença f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ве�ова�е n
:Latin: verovanje n
Swedish: tro c
trans-bottom

trans-top|religious faith
Arabic: ع��دة
Bosnian: vjera f
Czech: víra f
Dutch: geloof f
Finnish: usko
French: foi f, croyance f
German: Glaube m
trans-mid
Japanese: Jpan|信仰 (Jpan|����, shink�)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ا, KUchar|با���ر
Polish: t|pl|wiara|f, t|pl|wierzenie|n
Portuguese: crença f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ве�а f
:Latin: vera f
Swedish: tro c
trans-bottom

trans-top|religious or moral convictions
Arabic: إ��ا�
Bosnian: vjera f
Czech: p�esv�d�ení n, víra f
Dutch: geloof f
Finnish: vakaumus
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��اKUchar|با���ر
Polish: t|pl|wiara|f, t|pl|wierzenie|n
Portuguese: crença f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ве�а f
:Latin: vera f
Swedish: tro c
trans-bottom

trans-top|a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
Finnish: usko
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|wiara|f
trans-bottom

checktrans-top
ttbc|Breton: kredenn f -où
ttbc|Bulgarian: в��а f
ttbc|Cebuano: pagtuo
ttbc|Estonian: uskumus
ttbc|French: croyance f
ttbc|German: Glauben m
ttbc|Guaraní: jerovia
ttbc|Hungarian: hit
ttbc|Indonesian: yakin|keyakinan, percaya|kepercayaan
ttbc|Interlingua: credentia
mid
ttbc|Italian: credo, credenza
ttbc|Maltese: twemmien
ttbc|Romanian: credinţ� f
ttbc|Spanish: creencia
ttbc|Swahili: imani
ttbc|Tamil: நம�பி����(nampikkai),நம�ப�ம� (nampakam)
ttbc|Telugu: నమ�మ�మ� (nammakamu), విశ�వాసమ� (viSvaasamu)
ttbc|Tupinambá: îerobîara
ttbc|Turkish: inanç

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• 2007-12-19 17:48 - Lmaltier - /* Translations */ + French

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