Belief — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any cognitive content held as true

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænsəld/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaseɪtəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaseɪtəz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænsəld/.

Examples

his impression of her was favorable
what are your feelings about the crisis?
it strengthened my belief in his sincerity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impression opinion feeling notion

Antonyms

unbelief

Parts of Speech

noun	any cognitive content held as true
noun	a vague idea in which some confidence is placed “his impression of her was favorable”

Word Forms

believe	verb	accept as true; take to be true
impressionistic	adjective	of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
feel	verb	come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glauben

jeder als wahr gehaltene kognitive Inhalt

🇫🇷French

croyance

tout contenu cognitif considéré comme vrai

🇪🇸Spanish

creencia

cualquier contenido cognitivo considerado verdadero

🇮🇹Italian

credenza

qualsiasi contenuto cognitivo ritenuto vero

🇳🇱Dutch

geloof

elke cognitieve inhoud die als waar wordt beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

crença

qualquer conteúdo cognitivo considerado verdadeiro

🇷🇺Russian

вера

любое когнитивное содержание считается истинным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आस्था

किसी भी संज्ञानात्मक सामग्री को सत्य माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বাস

যেকোন জ্ঞানীয় বিষয়বস্তু সত্য হিসাবে ধরা

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பிக்கை

எந்த அறிவாற்றல் உள்ளடக்கமும் உண்மையாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నమ్మకం

ఏదైనా కాగ్నిటివ్ కంటెంట్ నిజం అని ఉంచబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वास

कोणतीही संज्ञानात्मक सामग्री सत्य मानली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

માન્યતા

કોઈપણ જ્ઞાનાત્મક સામગ્રી સાચી તરીકે રાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಂಬಿಕೆ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಅರಿವಿನ ವಿಷಯವು ನಿಜವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്വാസം

ഏതെങ്കിലും വൈജ്ഞാനിക ഉള്ളടക്കം ശരിയാണെന്ന് കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਬੋਧਾਤਮਕ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੱਚ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عقیدہ

کسی بھی علمی مواد کو درست سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

信仰

任何认知内容都被视为真实

🇯🇵Japanese

信念

真実であるとみなされるあらゆる認知的内容

🇰🇷Korean

믿음

모든 인지적 내용은 사실로 간주됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tin tưởng

bất kỳ nội dung nhận thức nào được coi là đúng

🇹🇭Thai

ความเชื่อ

เนื้อหาความรู้ความเข้าใจใด ๆ ที่ถือเป็นความจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keyakinan

konten kognitif apa pun dianggap benar

🇵🇭Filipino

paniniwala

anumang nilalamang nagbibigay-malay na pinaniniwalaang totoo

🇲🇾Malay

kepercayaan

sebarang kandungan kognitif yang dianggap benar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاعتقاد

أي محتوى معرفي يعتبر صحيحًا

🇮🇷Persian

باور

هر محتوای شناختی درست است

🇹🇷Turkish

inanç

doğru kabul edilen herhangi bir bilişsel içerik

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֱמוּנָה

כל תוכן קוגניטיבי שנחשב כנכון

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