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belief

A belief is an idea that is thought to be true. It is a widely-accepted belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

belief

any cognitive content held as true (= impression, feeling) 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

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Simple sentences

A belief is purely an individual matter, and you cannot and must not organize it. If you do, it becomes dead, crystallyzed; it becomes a creed, a sect, a religion, to be imposed on others.
It is a prevalent belief, according to a nationwide poll in the United States, that Muslims are linked with terrorism.
Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self.
It's my belief that knowledge is power.
What makes the Japanese unique is primarily their belief that they are unique.
He is tolerant in religious belief of others.
He has a firm belief.
He placed great belief in his assistant.
Her belief in God is unshaken.
Her belief in God is very firm.
She persists in her belief.
She helped him in the belief that he was innocent.
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
I have a firm belief in his innocence.
My belief is that you are right.
My belief is that he will succeed.
I have great belief in the doctor.
I have no great belief in my doctor.
Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.
That's a mistaken belief.
The belief in the brotherhood of men seems like an idiotic dream nowadays.
The belief that going outside with your hair still wet will result in meningitis is just an urban myth.
Belief can move mountains.
Theosophy is a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul.

Movie subtitles

But greater even than his fighting skill Is his belief in the power of training.
Jared, without giving too much away, we're now of the belief that Declan isn't dead, just disappeared, if that makes any difference.
My initial belief was correct.
And if the doctors are right, if there are issues over its safety, then I'm suspending all belief in miracles until further notice.
The belief in sorcery and witchcraft is probably as old as mankind.
The belief in evil spirits, sorcery and witchcraft is the result of naive notions about the mystery of the universe.
It was a general belief that the witch was naked when, at night, during the so-called Witch Sabbath, she danced with the devils.
So it happens with witchcraft as with the Devil; people's belief in him was so strong that he became real.
But I have the consolation that my good Mother died in the firm belief that I was ill.
Several people have been seriously injured, probably through fiighting, in their belief that their opponent is an invisible man.
It is our unshakeable belief in ourselves. that is our hope for the youth. to carry on the work which has been put before them in the stormy years. of the revolt of 1918 in Munich. and which is already part of the entire German nation's history.
It is their deep belief that the earth is rendered fruitful by the coupling of their Gods.
I'm afraid, sir, that I gave up my belief in goblins, witches. personal devils, and werewolves. at the age of six.
And the law doesn't know that a lot of things that were very important to me silly things, maybe, like a belief in justice and an idea that men were civilized and a feeling of pride that this country of mine was different from all others.
You gave life to me, you gave back to me the belief in God and mankind.
That's my belief, sir.
Several people have been seriously injured, probably through fighting, in their belief that their opponent is an invisible man.
To put it simply, I should say that our general belief was in moderation.
It's my belief they survived the crash.
Cunning beyond belief.
We need someone who can find the reason for your belief and cure it.
We were brought up in the belief that there were things more important.
Well, there's been treason before but this is beyond belief.
But to relate that directly to religious belief, to religious revelation, if you like, should be taken with a pinch of salt.
I UNDERSTAND, SIR, THAT THERE IS A BELIEF THAT I KEEP MISS LIVVIE IN CONFINEMENT BECAUSE OF YOUR PASSION FOR HER.
Land and riches beyond belief.
She had no sincerity, no real belief.
It is my belief that we already have sufficient evidence against Zachetti. and Mrs. Dietrichson to justify police action.
To believe, to pray, even if only to some pagan god. so long as belief is there, it brings comfort.
My belief had many sides, good sides and bad sides.

News and current affairs

He was, in the true sense of the word, a self-made man, whose pluck, ambition, drive and inner belief in his destiny carried him to the pinnacle of his achievements.
But, even as Europe's leaders promised that help was on the way, they doubled down on the belief that non-crisis countries must cut spending.
By contrast, those who rule according to a shared belief cannot afford to negotiate, for that would undermine the belief itself.
It is no coincidence that terrorism thrives in societies that are intrinsically hostile to today's modernizing values and belief in individual autonomy.
Markets had factored into share prices the belief that the US government would not allow any more banks to collapse.
The US also developed a particular populist belief that gun ownership constitutes a vital protection against government tyranny.
America's founding fathers were motivated by a similar belief that unchecked power, even when democratically legitimated, could be dangerous, which is why they created a constitutional system of internally separated powers to limit the executive.
Like the murder of Archbishop Thomas Beckett in his Canterbury Cathedral many centuries ago, the crime was committed in the clear belief that it would please the king.
Of course, America has been encouraging Sunni leaders in this belief.
The more dangerous outcome is that the assassination may reinforce the belief in Serbia that only authoritarian rule is possible.
Given the prevalence of this belief, Djindjic's death creates a serious power vacuum precisely because his vast personal power was moving Serbia in some of the right directions.
Top researchers have had their reports changed by political operatives when the facts contradicted official belief.
The longer they cling to a belief in magic formulas, the longer the euro crisis will be with us.
In this way, both the Israelis and the Palestinians share a secret fear - for some, a belief - that each has no intention of accepting the other's right to a country of their own.
Under Arafat's long rule, whole generations of Palestinians have been indoctrinated with the belief that only total victory is acceptable.
At times, including over the last six years, the belief that the US is better off going it alone has led to withdrawal from the world.
Despite these differences, Americans are prone to cycles of belief in decline.
Instead, Schwarzenegger, like other Americans, makes laws in the belief that nine million undocumented workers do not matter.
That game - based on a belief in ever-spiraling home prices - is over.
Shocked by the attacks of September 11, the US forced a new framework onto its still-unquestioned belief in the inexorable movement of history toward freedom.
But the belief that nothing will change is equally illusory.
Instead, the foundation of religious politics is a shared belief, imposed from above, in ideological orthodoxy.
We rapidly lose our belief in that winter myth.
America's belief that a harsh sanctions regime could coax Iran into a deal has proved - at least so far - to be unrealistic.

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