transcription, транскрипция: [ bɪli:f ]
( beliefs)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
One billion people throughout the world are Muslims, united by belief in one god.
...a belief in personal liberty.
N-UNCOUNT : usu N in n
2.
Your religious or political beliefs are your views on religious or political matters.
He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.
N-PLURAL : usu supp N
3.
If it is your belief that something is the case, it is your strong opinion that it is the case.
It is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.
N-SING : usu N that
4.
You use beyond belief to emphasize that something is true to a very great degree or that it happened to a very great degree.
We are devastated, shocked beyond belief...
PHRASE : adj PHR , PHR after v [ emphasis ]
5.
You use contrary to popular belief to introduce a statement that is the opposite to what is thought to be true by most ordinary people.
Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that what you look like makes much difference to your life.
PHRASE : PHR with cl
6.
If you do one thing in the belief that another thing is true or will happen, you do it because you think, usually wrongly, that it is true or will happen.
Civilians had broken into the building, apparently in the belief that it contained food.
PHRASE : PHR after v , PHR cl