beliefs

noun

plural of belief
1
as in faiths
mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon a belief in UFO's led him to relentlessly scan the nighttime skies

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2
as in opinions
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge it's my belief that the sky is blue because our eyes perceive the color blue easily

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Recent Examples of beliefs David Jolly is the son of a preacher man, but has vowed never to use his religion as a cudgel against anyone’s beliefs. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 Chuuraa Evgenia Arbugaeva (UK 2026, 18 min) A Sakha scientist journeys into Siberia’s melting permafrost, where the past emerges alongside ancestral beliefs. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Our shared connection to nature crosses geography, generations, and political beliefs. — Mary Beth Laughton, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 Under relatively stable conditions, those beliefs may remain quiet. — Shahrzad Jalali, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The beliefs that could drive us into an AI Talent Trap are wrong. — Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Guilfoyle at the time espoused many mainstream Democratic political beliefs. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 These findings show that Americans with widely different beliefs about global warming can nonetheless hold similar views about local data center development. — John Kotcher, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 The problem arises when agreement with those beliefs becomes a condition of receiving an education. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beliefs
  1. faiths
  2. opinions
  3. axioms
  4. minds
  5. credits
  6. feelings
  7. convictions
  8. views
Noun
  • The plaintiffs in that case argued that their faiths allowed or required the procedure in circumstances the ban currently forbids.
    — Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Similarly, since 2010, Beijing has steadily departed from the more relaxed policies of the reform era and pursued the Sinicization of faiths such as Christianity and Islam.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of faiths
Noun
  • The technology does not have opinions about its own existence.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their opinions were decidedly split about whether these tools were useful out of the box, without a ton of oversight and training by the user.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • In other words, in both mathematical and religious uses, an oracle provides answers to problems that could not be resolved within an existing system or set of axioms.
    — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The question fascinated David Hilbert, a renowned mathematician who had devoted much of his life to rebuilding physics on a sturdy foundation of crisp axioms.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of axioms
Noun
  • That doesn’t just ease the minds of residents, the HOA president told the Herald, but equips them with data that could be used in potential litigation.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The world is vast and people’s minds are just these amazing maelstroms, for good or for ill.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • Every De Soto household would be eligible to apply for the credits, including renters and homeowners.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The discount will be applied over the 36 monthly bill credits.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of credits
Noun
  • Who would want the callous world that successfully cloistered the feelings of others?
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Seyfried gets defensive about this, grappling with her own complicated feelings about playing a real person on film.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of feelings
Noun
  • The film explores the contradictions of a Bulgarian town pulled into Europe’s shifting geopolitical order, where arms production for Ukraine’s frontlines collides with enduring ties to Russia, personal convictions, and the everyday need to survive.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Additional convictions for escape, battery and weapons offenses extended his prison sentence.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of convictions
Noun
  • Every year, Noting’s fan community elects a community board observer, a volunteer who attends the company’s quarterly board meetings and presents customers’ views on products and launches to its directors.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Alkaline water appeared as a purple blob on top-down and side views of the harbor.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Beliefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beliefs. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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