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Meanings of belief in English
Psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true.
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Examples for "conviction"
Examples for "conviction"
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But he will continue working on wrongful conviction cases, the statement added.
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The United Nations human rights office said Hussein's conviction violated international law.
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That conviction was overturned a year later, days before Calderón left office.
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We need much more solid evidence to answer these questions with conviction.
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He no longer had any conviction about its being a political case.
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However, much of his attack on religion is mere opinion and assertion.
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No facts, just an assertion, Cuomo said at his daily news briefing.
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The ads carry the implicit assertion that technology always means human progress.
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The federal government and healthcare reform advocates say the assertion is unfounded.
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That assertion and her individual situation have never been tested at trial.
That which one holds to be true; the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true despite a lack of strong evidence or knowledge.
Usage of belief in English
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The belief that 'I am strong therefore I am right' has changed.
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He said the move threatened freedom of speech, belief and open debate.
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Either case, it is borne out of our inherent belief in 'difference'.
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The problem has always been progress: or rather, the belief in progress.
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There is a strong belief that Russian action is violating international law.
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He said, News travels quickly, especially when it is apparently beyond belief.
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It is my belief that this debate should eschew Civil War politics.
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Positive affirmations can help change the Nice Guy's core belief about himself.
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This is in large part thanks to investors' belief in central banks.
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He would challenge her belief system and idea of what faith is.
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However, our belief in Africa and its people remains steadfast and strong.
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And really, the young man's belief or disbelief is beside the point.
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This story has no moral, nor any particular connection with religious belief.
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Thus do all believers; therefore all belief is of so little account.
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You suspend belief, specifically belief in the difference between reality and invention.
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She ridicules his unshakeable belief that government is exactly analogous to business.
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Belief through the time
Belief across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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