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Believing Believe 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.
Believing Believing Be*liev"ing, a.
That believes; having belief. -- Be*liev"ing*ly, adv.
Believingly Believing Be*liev"ing, a.
That believes; having belief. -- Be*liev"ing*ly, adv.
Disbelieving Disbelieve 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.
Relieving Relieve Re*lieve" (r?-l?v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relieved
(-l?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Relieving.] [OE. releven, F.
relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare
to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re- re- +
levare to raise, fr. levis light. See Levity, and cf.
Relevant, Relief.]
1. To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to
cause to rise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
2. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give
prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.
Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky;
seemed almost of supernatural height. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or
variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.
The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject
with a moral reflection. --Addison.
4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs
down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting;
to allevate; to-abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to
relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor.
5. To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil,
distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or
consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to
support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged
town.
Now lend assistance and relieve the poor. --Dryden.
6. To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another
in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of
any burden, or discharge of any duty.
Who hath relieved you? --Shak.
7. To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression,
by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the
removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or
the like; to right.
Syn: To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help;
support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish;
remove; free; remedy; redress; indemnify.
Relieving Relieving Re*liev"ing, a.
Serving or tending to relieve.
Relieving arch (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under
Discharge, v. t.
Relieving tackle. (Naut.)
(a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel
during gales or an action, in case of accident to the
tiller ropes.
(b) A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to
prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in
righting her. --Totten. --Craig.
Relieving arch Relieving Re*liev"ing, a.
Serving or tending to relieve.
Relieving arch (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under
Discharge, v. t.
Relieving tackle. (Naut.)
(a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel
during gales or an action, in case of accident to the
tiller ropes.
(b) A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to
prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in
righting her. --Totten. --Craig.
Relieving tackle Relieving Re*liev"ing, a.
Serving or tending to relieve.
Relieving arch (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under
Discharge, v. t.
Relieving tackle. (Naut.)
(a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel
during gales or an action, in case of accident to the
tiller ropes.
(b) A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to
prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in
righting her. --Totten. --Craig.
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.
