widely held belief

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• widely held — adj. Widely held is used with these nouns: ↑assumption, ↑belief, ↑perception, ↑view …   Collocations dictionary

• belief — be|lief W2S3 [bıˈli:f] n [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from Old English geleafa belief , from leafa belief, faith ; influenced by believe] 1.) [singular, U] the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists belief in ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Belief — • That state of the mind by which it assents to propositions, not by reason of their intrinsic evidence, but because of authority Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belief     Belief …   Catholic encyclopedia

• belief — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, deep seated, deeply held, fervent, firm, passionate, profound, strong, strongly held, unshakable, unwavering …   Collocations dictionary

• belief — be|lief [ bı lif ] noun *** count or uncount a strong feeling that something is true or real: CONVICTION: This theory goes against the beliefs of most current political thinkers. belief in: a belief in the existence of UFOs belief that: the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• belief */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈliːf] / US [bɪˈlɪf] noun Word forms belief : singular belief plural beliefs [countable/uncountable] a strong feeling that something is true or real This theory goes against the beliefs of most current political thinkers. belief in: a… …   English dictionary

• widely — wide|ly [ waıdli ] adverb *** 1. ) by a lot of people or in a lot of places: It is widely expected that the mayor will make an announcement this morning. He has traveled widely in North and South America. The drug is widely used in the treatment… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Mithras in comparison with other belief systems — This is an article on Mithraism in Comparative Mythology and Comparative Theology. See Mithraic Mysteries for the main article. The Roman cult of Mithras had connections with other pagan deities. Popular writers sometimes suggest links with… …   Wikipedia

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