English > belief: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | Any cognitive content held as true. |
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| Narrower | autotelism | belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification |
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| conviction, strong belief, article of faith | An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence |
| doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism | A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| expectation, outlook, prospect | belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
| faith, trust | complete confidence in a person or plan etc |
| fetishism, fetichism | A belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) |
| geneticism | The belief that all human characteristics / characteristics are determined genetically |
| individualism | A belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence |
| meliorism | The belief that the world can be made better by human effort |
| opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought | A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty |
| originalism | The belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally / originally intended it |
| pacifism, pacificism | The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration |
| philosophy | Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |
| public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi | A belief or sentiment shared by most people |
| religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
| revolutionism | A belief in the spread of revolutionary principles |
| sacerdotalism | A belief that priests / priests can act as mediators between human beings and God |
| spiritual being, supernatural being | An incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events |
| spiritual world, spiritual domain, unseen | A belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit |
| spiritualism | The belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium) |
| suffragism | The belief that the right to vote should be extended (as to women) |
| supernaturalism | A belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding |
| superstition, superstitious notion | An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear |
| supremacism | The belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others |
| theory | A belief that can guide behavior |
| theosophism | belief in theosophy |
| thought | The organized beliefs of a period or group or individual |
| totemism | belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem |
| tribalism | The beliefs of a tribal society |
| values | beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) |
| vampirism | belief in the existence of vampires |
| Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
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| Opposite | unbelief, disbelief | A rejection of belief |
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| Spanish | convicción, creencia |
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| Catalan | convicció, creença |
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| Verbs | believe | accept as true |
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English > belief: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition| Meaning | A vague idea in which some confidence is placed. |
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| Example | "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity" |
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| Synonyms | impression, feeling, notion, opinion |
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| Narrower | effect | An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) |
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| first blush | At the first glimpse or impression |
| intuition, hunch, suspicion | An impression that something might be the case |
| presence | The impression that something is present |
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
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| Spanish | creencia, impresión, sentimiento |
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| Catalan | creença, impressió, sentiment |
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| Verbs | believe | be confident about something |
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