Webbelieve 1. To regard (something) as true or real: accept. Slang: buy, swallow. 2. To have confidence in the truthfulness of: credit, trust. Idiom: take at one's word. 3. To have an opinion: consider, deem, hold, opine, think. Informal: figure, judge. Idiom: be of the opinion. 4. To view in a certain ...
Web to be persuaded of the truth or existence of: to believe in Zoroastrianism; to believe in ghosts. to have faith in the reliability, honesty, benevolence, etc., of: I can help only if you believe in me.
Web— believer a believer in religion devout believers She's a firm/great/strong believer in adult education. [=she firmly/strongly believes in the value of adult education; I was doubtful that he could run his own company, but he's made a believer out of me. = He's made me a believer. [=he's...
Webbe·lief 1. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another: My belief in you is as strong as ever. 2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something: His explanation of what... 3. Something believed or accepted as true, especially ...
WebA belief is an attitude that something is the case, or that some proposition is true. [1] In epistemology, philosophers use the term "belief" to refer to attitudes about the world which can be either true or false. [2] To believe something is to take it to be true; for instance, to believe that snow is white is comparable to accepting the truth ...
Web a story that is worthy of belief [=a story that deserves to be believed, a believable story] a story that defies belief = ( chiefly Brit) a story that beggars belief [=an unbelievable story]