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Beliefful Be*lief"ful, a.
Having belief or faith.
BelieveBelieve Be*lieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Believed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS.
ge-), fr. AS. gel?fan, gel?fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG.
gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil?bian, Goth. galaubjan, and
Goth. liubs dear. See Lief, a., Leave, n.]
To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or
testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon
evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of
the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge;
to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to
think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or
a doctrine.
Our conqueror (whom I now Of force believe almighty).
--Milton.
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? --Acts
xxvi. 27.
Often followed by a dependent clause. I believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. --Acts viii.
37.
Syn: See Expect. BelieveBelieve Be*lieve", v. i.
1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion;
to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise
belief or faith.
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. --Mark ix.
24.
With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.
--Rom. x. 10.
2. To think; to suppose.
I will not believe so meanly of you. --Fielding.
To believe in.
(a) To believe that the subject of the thought (if a
person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has
occurred, or will occur; -- as, to believe in the
resurrection of the dead. ``She does not believe in
Jupiter.' --J. H. Newman.
(b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes
of a person are worthy of entire confidence; --
especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy.
``Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
believe also in me.' --John xiv. 1.
(c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action
or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea
bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of
religious trust or obedience; to have faith in. BelievedBelieve Be*lieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Believed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS.
ge-), fr. AS. gel?fan, gel?fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG.
gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil?bian, Goth. galaubjan, and
Goth. liubs dear. See Lief, a., Leave, n.]
To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or
testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon
evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of
the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge;
to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to
think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or
a doctrine.
Our conqueror (whom I now Of force believe almighty).
--Milton.
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? --Acts
xxvi. 27.
Often followed by a dependent clause. I believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. --Acts viii.
37.
Syn: See Expect. Believer
Believer Be*liev"er, n.
1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or
reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.
2. (Theol.) One who gives credit to the truth of the
Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; -- in a
more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his
Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the
gospel.
Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all
believers. --Book of Com.
Prayer.
3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who was admitted to all the rights of
divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the
Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or
one yet under instruction.
BelievingBelieve Be*lieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Believed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS.
ge-), fr. AS. gel?fan, gel?fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG.
gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil?bian, Goth. galaubjan, and
Goth. liubs dear. See Lief, a., Leave, n.]
To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or
testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon
evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of
the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge;
to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to
think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or
a doctrine.
Our conqueror (whom I now Of force believe almighty).
--Milton.
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? --Acts
xxvi. 27.
Often followed by a dependent clause. I believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. --Acts viii.
37.
Syn: See Expect. BelievingBelieving Be*liev"ing, a.
That believes; having belief. -- Be*liev"ing*ly, adv. BelievinglyBelieving Be*liev"ing, a.
That believes; having belief. -- Be*liev"ing*ly, adv. DisbeliefDisbelief Dis*be*lief", n.
The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is
fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is
not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of
belief.
Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the
nature of the thing. --Tillotson.
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own
littleness that disbelief in great men. --Carlyle.
Syn: Distrust; unbelief; incredulity; doubt; skepticism. --
Disbelief, Unbelief. Unbelief is a mere failure to
admit; disbelief is a positive rejection. One may be an
unbeliever in Christianity from ignorance or want of
inquiry; a unbeliever has the proofs before him, and
incurs the guilt of setting them aside. Unbelief is
usually open to conviction; disbelief is already
convinced as to the falsity of that which it rejects.
Men often tell a story in such a manner that we regard
everything they say with unbelief. Familiarity with the
worst parts of human nature often leads us into a
disbelief in many good qualities which really exist
among men. DisbelieveDisbelieve Dis`be*lieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbelieved;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disbelieving.]
Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not
to be true or actual.
Assertions for which there is abundant positive
evidence are often disbelieved, on account of what is
called their improbability or impossibility. --J. S.
Mill. DisbelievedDisbelieve Dis`be*lieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbelieved;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disbelieving.]
Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not
to be true or actual.
Assertions for which there is abundant positive
evidence are often disbelieved, on account of what is
called their improbability or impossibility. --J. S.
Mill. Disbeliever
Disbeliever Dis`be*liev"er, n.
One who disbelieves, or refuses belief; an unbeliever.
Specifically, one who does not believe the Christian
religion. --I. Watts.
DisbelievingDisbelieve Dis`be*lieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbelieved;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disbelieving.]
Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not
to be true or actual.
Assertions for which there is abundant positive
evidence are often disbelieved, on account of what is
called their improbability or impossibility. --J. S.
Mill. Make-belief
Make-belief Make"-be*lief`, n.
A feigning to believe; make believe. --J. H. Newman.
Make-believe
Make-believe Make"-be*lieve`, a.
Feigned; insincere. ``Make-believe reverence.'
Make-believe
Make-believe Make"-be*lieve`, n.
A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere
pretense; a fiction; an invention. ``Childlike
make-believe.' --Tylor.
To forswear self-delusion and make-believe. --M.
Arnold.
Misbelief
Misbelief Mis`be*lief", n.
Erroneous or false belief.
Misbelieve
Misbelieve Mis`be*lieve", v. i.
To believe erroneously, or in a false religion. ``That
misbelieving Moor.' --Shak.
Misbeliever
Misbeliever Mis`be*liev"er, n.
One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.
--Shak.
To believe inBelieve Be*lieve", v. i.
1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion;
to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise
belief or faith.
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. --Mark ix.
24.
With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.
--Rom. x. 10.
2. To think; to suppose.
I will not believe so meanly of you. --Fielding.
To believe in.
(a) To believe that the subject of the thought (if a
person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has
occurred, or will occur; -- as, to believe in the
resurrection of the dead. ``She does not believe in
Jupiter.' --J. H. Newman.
(b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes
of a person are worthy of entire confidence; --
especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy.
``Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
believe also in me.' --John xiv. 1.
(c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action
or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea
bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of
religious trust or obedience; to have faith in. To believe onBelieve Be*lieve", v. i.
1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion;
to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise
belief or faith.
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. --Mark ix.
24.
With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.
--Rom. x. 10.
2. To think; to suppose.
I will not believe so meanly of you. --Fielding.
To believe in.
(a) To believe that the subject of the thought (if a
person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has
occurred, or will occur; -- as, to believe in the
resurrection of the dead. ``She does not believe in
Jupiter.' --J. H. Newman.
(b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes
of a person are worthy of entire confidence; --
especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy.
``Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
believe also in me.' --John xiv. 1.
(c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action
or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea
bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of
religious trust or obedience; to have faith in. Ultimate beliefUltimate Ul"ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L.
ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last,
superl. from the same source as ulterior. See Ulterior, and
cf. Ultimatum.]
1. Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last;
final.
My harbor, and my ultimate repose. --Milton.
Many actions apt to procure fame are not conductive
to this our ultimate happiness. --Addison.
2. Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended
toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last
result; final.
Those ultimate truths and those universal laws of
thought which we can not rationally contradict.
--Coleridge.
3. Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further
division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an
ultimate constituent of matter.
Ultimate analysis (Chem.), organic analysis. See under
Organic.
Ultimate belief. See under Belief.
Ultimate ratio (Math.), the limiting value of a ratio, or
that toward which a series tends, and which it does not
pass.
Syn: Final; conclusive. See Final. Unbelieved
Unbelieved Un`be*lieved", a.
Not believed; disbelieved.
UnbelieverUnbeliever Un`be*liev"er, n.
1. One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a
doubter; a skeptic.
2. A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that
the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ
was neither a divine nor a supernatural person; an
infidel; a freethinker.
Syn: See Infidel. Unbelieving
Unbelieving Un`be*liev"ing, a.
1. Not believing; incredulous; doubting; distrusting;
skeptical.
Unbelievingly 2. Believing the thing alleged no to be true; disbelieving;
especially, believing that Bible is not a divine
revelation, or that Christ was not a divine or a
supernatural person. ``Unbelieving Jews.' --Acts xiv. 2.
-- Un`be*liev"ing*ly, adv. -- -- Un`be*liev"ing*ness,
n. Unbelievingness 2. Believing the thing alleged no to be true; disbelieving;
especially, believing that Bible is not a divine
revelation, or that Christ was not a divine or a
supernatural person. ``Unbelieving Jews.' --Acts xiv. 2.
-- Un`be*liev"ing*ly, adv. -- -- Un`be*liev"ing*ness,
n.
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