belief
noun/bɪˈliːf/
Слово англійською: belief
Переклад belief українською: ві́ра
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] a strong feeling that something/somebody exists or is true; confidence that something/somebody is good or right
- belief in something/somebody I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.
- belief in God/democracy
- The incident has shaken my belief (= made me have less confidence) in the police.
- belief that… They share a belief that there is life after death.
- [singular, uncountable] an opinion about something; something that you think is true
- belief that… There is a general belief that things will soon get better.
- There is a widespread belief that multinationals have too much power.
- a widely/commonly held belief
- in the belief that… She acted in the belief that she was doing good.
- I took the job in the mistaken belief that I would be able to stay in London.
- Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people may think), he was not responsible for the tragedy.
- [countable, usually plural] something that you believe, especially as part of your religion
- religious/political beliefs
- A society should be judged on its beliefs and values.
- belief about something Some people hold beliefs about the world that are not supported by science.
compare disbelief, unbelief
Word OriginMiddle English: alteration of Old English gelēafa; compare with believe.
Idioms
beggar belief/description
- to be too extreme, horrible, etc. to believe/describe
- It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.
beyond belief
- (in a way that is) too great, difficult, etc. to be believed
- Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief.
- icy air that was cold beyond belief
- It is beyond belief that anyone could commit such a crime.
to the best of your knowledge/belief
- as far as you know
- He never made a will, to the best of my knowledge.