noun the thing believed; the object of belief.
2. belief ·noun a persuasion of the truths of religion; faith.
3. belief ·noun a tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of any class of views; doctrine; creed.
4. belief ·noun assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or testimony; partial or full assurance without positive knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction; confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our senses.