Believing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the cognitive process that leads to convictions wordnet
  3. 3
    Belief. countable, uncountable

    "Some believings are believings with simple certainty; others are more or less uncertain; still others are believings with a reassured certainty, perhaps after a time during which they were uncertain."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of believe form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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adoringassuredcertainchristianconfidentconvinced

Example

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"Romeo, believing that Juliet was dead, decided to kill himself."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bilevinge, belewynge, equivalent to believe + -ing.

Related phrases

believing is seeingseeing is believing

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