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1 религиозное убеждение
1. religious belief2. religious convictionРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > религиозное убеждение
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2 религиозное убеждение
1) General subject: religious belief2) Religion: religious convictionУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > религиозное убеждение
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3 sozioökonomisch
Adj. socioeconomic* * *so|zio|öko|no|misch [zotsio|øko'noːmɪʃ]1. adjsocioeconomic2. advsocioeconomicallysein Sozialismus ist eher religiös als sozioökonómisch fundiert — religious conviction rather than socioeconomic principle underpins his socialism
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4 heten
1 [de naam dragen] be called/named2 [met een naam aangeduid worden] be called/named3 [doorgaan voor] be called ⇒ be said/reported to be♦voorbeelden:hij heet Jan en hoe heet jij? • his name is John, and what's yours?hoe heet hij/zij ook al weer? • what's his/her name again?zij kwam met hoe heet hij ook weer • she came with what's-his-namehij heet naar zijn vader • he is called/named after his father2 het boek heet … • the book is called …hoe heet dat?, hoe heet dat in het Zweeds? • what is that called?, what is that in Swedish?/the Swedish for that?3 moet dat een hoed heten? • is that what you call a hat?naar het heette uit geloofsovertuiging • under the pretence of religious convictionhet heet dat … • it is said that …¶ Jan een driftkop? wat heet! • Jan a hothead? that's putting it mildly!II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [met nadruk zeggen] bid3 [met een bepaalde naam aanduiden] call♦voorbeelden:3 zoals het heet • as the phrase/saying goes -
5 naar het heette uit geloofsovertuiging
naar het heette uit geloofsovertuigingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > naar het heette uit geloofsovertuiging
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6 Überzeugungstäter
m: er ist ein Überzeugungstäter he committed the crime out of moral ( oder religious, political) conviction; umg., fig. (handelt aus Überzeugung) he acts on conviction; politischer Überzeugungstäter politically-motivated offender, political criminal* * *Über|zeu|gungs|tä|ter(in)m(f)Überzéúgungstäter sein — to commit an offence (Brit) or offense (US) for political/religious etc reasons
* * *Über·zeu·gungs·tä·ter(in)m(f) JUR offender by conviction; (politisch) political[ly motivated] criminal; (religiös) religious[ly motivated] criminal* * *er ist ein Überzeugungstäter he committed the crime out of moral ( oder religious, political) conviction; umg, fig (handelt aus Überzeugung) he acts on conviction;politischer Überzeugungstäter politically-motivated offender, political criminal -
7 Glaube
m; -ns, kein Pl.1. belief (an + Akk in); (festes Vertrauen) faith (in), trust (in); (Überzeugung) conviction; Glaube an die Zukunft faith in the future; fester Glaube firm belief; in gutem Glauben oder guten Glaubens geh. in good faith; im Glauben, dass... believing (that)..., under the impression that...; Glauben schenken (+ Dat) believe; den Glauben verlieren an (+ Akk) lose (one’s) faith in; des ( festen) Glaubens sein, dass... lit. firmly believe (that)...; jemanden in dem Glauben lassen, dass... let s.o. go on believing (that)...; lass sie doch in dem Glauben let her believe it, don’t spoil her illusion(s); ich möchte Sie nicht von Ihrem Glauben abbringen(, dass...) I wouldn’t like to disillusion you (about... + Ger.); sie lebte oder wiegte sich in dem Glauben, dass... she lived in the belief that...; irrtümlich: she clung to ( oder cherished) the mistaken belief that..., she labo(u)red under illusion that...; Glaube versetzt Berge Sprichw. faith can move mountains2. (Religion) (religious) faith oder belief (in), religion; (Bekenntnis) creed; Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung faith, hope and charity; vom Glauben abfallen renounce one’s faith; seinen Glauben verlieren / wiederfinden lose / recover one’s faith; Kinder im rechten Glauben erziehen bring up in the true faith* * *der Glaubefaith; belief; credence; persuasion* * *Glau|be ['glaubə]m -ns, no pl(= Vertrauen, religiöse Überzeugung, Konfession) faith ( an +acc in); (= Überzeugung, Meinung) belief ( an +acc in)Gláúbe, Liebe, Hoffnung — faith, hope and charity
im guten or in gutem Gláúben — in good faith
(bei jdm) Gláúben finden — to be believed (by sb); (Bericht, Aussage etc auch) to find credence (with sb)
den Gláúben an jdn/etw verlieren — to lose faith in sb/sth
jdm Gláúben schenken — to believe sb, to give credence to sb
lass ihn bei seinem Gláúben! — let him keep his illusions
er ist katholischen Gláúbens — he is of the Catholic faith
See:→ Treue* * *der1) (faith or trust: I have no belief in his ability.) belief2) ((often in plural) something believed: Christian beliefs.) belief3) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) credit4) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) faith* * *Glau·be<- ns>[ˈglaubə]der \Glaube versetzt Berge [o kann Berge versetzen] faith can move mountainsein blinder/fanatischer/unerschütterlicher \Glaube an ardent/a fanatical/an unshakeable beliefein törichter \Glaube a false [or mistaken] beliefim guten \Glauben, in gutem \Glauben in good faithjdn von seinem \Glauben abbringen to dissuade sb, to shake sb's faithjdn bei [o in] dem \Glauben [be]lassen, dass... to leave sb in the belief [or let sb believe] that...[bei jdm] \Glauben finden to find credence [with sb]des \Glaubens [o in dem \Glauben] sein, dass... to believe [or be of the opinion] that...jdm/etw [keinen] \Glauben schenken to [not] believe [or form give [no] credence to] sb/sthden \Glauben an jdn/etw verlieren to lose faith in sb/sthsich akk in dem \Glauben wiegen, dass... to labour [or AM -or] under the illusion [or believe [wrongly]] that...2. REL [religious] faith [or belief]der christliche/jüdische/muslimische etc. \Glaube the Christian/Jewish/Muslim etc. faithein Mensch muslimischen \Glaubens a person of the Muslim faithseinen \Glauben bekennen to profess one's faithfür seinen \Glauben sterben müssen to die for one's beliefsden \Glauben verlieren to lose one's faith3. JUR, HANDEL faithin gutem \Glauben handeln to act in good faithböser/guter \Glaube bad/good faith, mala/bona fides form* * *der; Glaubens faith (an + Akk. in); (Überzeugung, Meinung) belief (an + Akk. in)jemandem/jemandes Worten Glauben schenken — believe somebody/what somebody says
[bei jemandem] Glauben finden — be believed [by somebody]
in dem Glauben leben, dass... — live in the belief that...
[der] Glaube versetzt Berge — faith can move mountains
* * *1. belief (Glaube an die Zukunft faith in the future;fester Glaube firm belief;guten Glaubens geh in good faith;im Glauben, dass … believing (that) …, under the impression that …;Glauben schenken (+dat) believe;den Glauben verlieren an (+akk) lose (one’s) faith in;des (festen) Glaubens sein, dass … liter firmly believe (that) …;jemanden in dem Glauben lassen, dass … let sb go on believing (that) …;lass sie doch in dem Glauben let her believe it, don’t spoil her illusion(s);ich möchte Sie nicht von Ihrem Glauben abbringen(, dass …) I wouldn’t like to disillusion you (about … +ger);wiegte sich in dem Glauben, dass … she lived in the belief that …; irrtümlich: she clung to ( oder cherished) the mistaken belief that …, she labo(u)red under illusion that …;Glaube versetzt Berge sprichw faith can move mountainsGlaube, Liebe, Hoffnung faith, hope and charity;vom Glauben abfallen renounce one’s faith;seinen Glauben verlieren/wiederfinden lose/recover one’s faith;im rechten Glauben erziehen bring up in the true faith* * *der; Glaubens faith (an + Akk. in); (Überzeugung, Meinung) belief (an + Akk. in)jemandem/jemandes Worten Glauben schenken — believe somebody/what somebody says
[bei jemandem] Glauben finden — be believed [by somebody]
in dem Glauben leben, dass... — live in the belief that...
[der] Glaube versetzt Berge — faith can move mountains
* * *-n (an) m.belief (in) n.faith (in) n. -n m.credence n.estimation n. -
8 Überzeugung
f conviction; (fester Glaube) firm belief; politische etc.: convictions Pl.; gemeinsame Überzeugung shared belief; gegen seine Überzeugung handeln go against one’s convictions; der Überzeugung sein, dass... be convinced that...; weitS. (der Meinung sein) be of the opinion that...; der festen Überzeugung sein, dass... be firmly ( oder absolutely) convinced that...; zu der Überzeugung gelangen, dass... come to the conclusion that, come to believe that...; wenn Sie wirklich der Überzeugung sind if that’s what you really believe; zu seiner Überzeugung stehen have the courage of one’s convictions* * *die Überzeugungfirm belief; conviction* * *Über|zeu|gungf1) (= das Überzeugen) convincing2) (= das Überzeugtsein) conviction; (= Prinzipien) convictions pl, beliefs plmeiner Überzéúgung nach..., nach meiner Überzéúgung... — I am convinced (that)..., it is my conviction that...
aus Überzéúgung — out of principle
ich bin der festen Überzéúgung, dass... — I am firmly convinced that..., I am of the firm conviction that...
zu der Überzéúgung gelangen or kommen, dass..., die Überzéúgung gewinnen, dass... — to become convinced that..., to arrive at the conviction that...
See:→ Brustton* * *((a) strong belief: It's my conviction that he's right.) conviction* * *Über·zeu·gung<-, -en>[y:bɐˈtsɔygʊŋ]freligiöse \Überzeugung religious beliefs [or convictions] nplzu der \Überzeugung gelangen [o kommen], dass... to become convinced that..., to arrive at [or reach] the conviction that...der \Überzeugung sein to share the convictionder [festen] \Überzeugung sein, dass... to be [firmly] convinced [or of the [firm] conviction] that...nicht der \Überzeugung sein, dass... to not be convinced that...jds \Überzeugung nach [o nach jds \Überzeugung] [...] sb is convinced [that...]; s.a. Brusttonfreie \Überzeugung des Gerichts independent conviction of the court* * *1) o. Pl. convincing; (das Umstimmen) persuasion2) (feste Meinung) convictionzu der Überzeugung kommen od. gelangen, dass... — become convinced that...
meiner Überzeugung nach... — I am convinced that...
* * *gemeinsame Überzeugung shared belief;gegen seine Überzeugung handeln go against one’s convictions;der Überzeugung sein, dass … be convinced that …; weitS. (der Meinung sein) be of the opinion that …;der festen Überzeugung sein, dass … be firmly ( oder absolutely) convinced that …;zu der Überzeugung gelangen, dass … come to the conclusion that, come to believe that …;wenn Sie wirklich der Überzeugung sind if that’s what you really believe;zu seiner Überzeugung stehen have the courage of one’s convictions* * *1) o. Pl. convincing; (das Umstimmen) persuasion2) (feste Meinung) convictionzu der Überzeugung kommen od. gelangen, dass... — become convinced that...
meiner Überzeugung nach... — I am convinced that...
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9 creencia
f.belief.cada cual es libre de tener sus creencias everyone is entitled to their own opiniones una creencia popular it's a commonly held belief* * *1 belief\creencia religiosa religious belief* * *noun f.* * *SF belief (en in)en la creencia de que... — in the belief that...
* * *femenino beliefen la creencia de que... — in the belief that...
* * *= belief, conviction, persuasion, credo, shibboleth.Ex. Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.Ex. It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.Ex. However, libraries are not subject to the will and/or persuasions of the majority.Ex. This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.Ex. The article is entitled ' Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.----* creencia común = common belief.* creencia en lo utópico = utopianism.* creencia general = conventional wisdom.* creencia generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.* creencia popular = urban legend, popular belief.* creencia religiosa = faith, religious belief.* creencias = creed, belief system.* perpetuar una creencia = perpetuate + belief.* sistema de creencias = belief system.* tener una creencia = hold + belief.* * *femenino beliefen la creencia de que... — in the belief that...
* * *= belief, conviction, persuasion, credo, shibboleth.Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.Ex: However, libraries are not subject to the will and/or persuasions of the majority.Ex: This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.Ex: The article is entitled ' Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.* creencia común = common belief.* creencia en lo utópico = utopianism.* creencia general = conventional wisdom.* creencia generalmente aceptada = conventional wisdom.* creencia popular = urban legend, popular belief.* creencia religiosa = faith, religious belief.* creencias = creed, belief system.* perpetuar una creencia = perpetuate + belief.* sistema de creencias = belief system.* tener una creencia = hold + belief.* * *beliefactué en la creencia de que … I acted in the belief that …* * *
creencia sustantivo femenino
belief
creencia sustantivo femenino belief
' creencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrazar
- aferrarse
- ilusión
- profesar
- subsistir
- asentado
- basar
- culto
- fe
- firme
English:
belief
- conviction
- currency
- delusion
- mistaken
- persuasion
- reinforcement
- secure
- strong
- support
- widespread
- persist
* * *creencia nfbelief;cada cual es libre de tener sus creencias everyone is entitled to their own opinion;es una creencia popular it's a commonly held belief* * *f belief* * *creencia nf: belief* * *creencia n belief -
10 убеждение убеждени·е
1) (действие) persuasionдействовать убеждением, а не силой — to use persuasion rather than force
2) (твёрдое мнение) convictionвыразить своё убеждение — to express / to voice one's conviction (in)
3) мн. (мировоззрение) convictions, beliefsбороться за свой убеждения — to fight for one's convictions / beliefs
левые / радикальные убеждения — radical views
консервативные / реакционные убеждения — reactionary views / mind
политические убеждения — political convictions / creed
передовые / прогрессивные убеждения — progressive views
религиозные убеждения — religious creed / convictions
верный своим убеждениям — true to one's principles / convictions
Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > убеждение убеждени·е
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11 convinzione
f conviction* * *convinzione s.f.1 conviction, persuasion, firm belief: avere la convinzione che..., to be convinced that...; parlare con convinzione, to speak with conviction; fare opera di convinzione su qlcu., to try to convince s.o.; fare qlco. con grande convinzione, to do sthg. with great conviction2 (spec. pl.) ( opinioni) convictions (pl.), beliefs (pl.), opinions (pl.): convinzioni politiche, political convictions; convinzioni religiose, religious beliefs.* * *[konvin'tsjone] 1.sostantivo femminile1) (certezza) conviction, belief2) (impegno) conviction2.* * *convinzione/konvin'tsjone/I sostantivo f.1 (certezza) conviction, belief; avere la convinzione che to be convinced that; nella convinzione che in the belief that2 (impegno) convictionII convinzioni f.pl.(opinioni) beliefs, convictions; - i politiche political convictions. -
12 overtuiging
2 [het laten inzien dat iets waar is] persuasion3 [zelfverzekerdheid] conviction♦voorbeelden:1 godsdienstige overtuiging • religious persuasion/beliefszijn politieke overtuiging • one's political convictionsde overtuiging toegedaan zijn, dat … • be convinced that …, believe that …als zijn overtuiging uitspreken (dat) • express/state one's conviction/belief (that)in de overtuiging dat … • in the conviction/belief that …tot de overtuiging gekomen zijn dat • be convinced thatuit overtuiging communist zijn • be a convinced communistvolgens mijn vaste overtuiging • in my firm beliefhij bleek niet vatbaar voor overtuiging • he proved not to be open to persuasioniets zonder veel overtuiging doen • do something without much conviction -
13 przekona|nie
Ⅰ sv ⇒ przekonać Ⅱ n (przeświadczenie) belief, conviction- głębokie/niezachwiane/ustalone/wyrobione przekonanie a deep/a firm/a set/an established conviction- osobiste/wewnętrzne przekonanie a personal/an inner conviction- panuje przekonanie, że mężczyźni są lepszymi kierowcami, niż kobiety it’s generally believed that men are better drivers than women- w końcu doszliśmy do przekonania, że miał rację eventually we came to believe that he was right- twoje wyjaśnienia przemawiają a. trafiają mi do przekonania your explanation convinces me- zapewniam cię o tym z pełnym przekonaniem I assure you of that with full conviction- zaprzeczyła bez przekonania she denied half-heartedly- w moim/jego/ich przekonaniu… it’s my/his/their conviction that…- mieć przekonanie do kogoś/czegoś to trust sb/sth- mam przekonanie do tego człowieka i jego kwalifikacji zawodowych I have a high opinion of this man and his competence- nie miał przekonania do jej sposobów wychowawczych he was unconvinced by her educational methodsⅢ przekonania plt (poglądy) beliefs- przekonania polityczne/religijne/społeczne political/religious/social beliefs- chwiejne/stałe przekonania wavering/stable beliefs- był człowiekim lewicowych/prawicowych przekonań he was a man of left-/right-wing views- trwał niezłomnie przy swoich przekonaniach he stuck firmly to his beliefsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przekona|nie
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-nia, -nia; gen pl -ń; ntbelief, convictionprzekonania polityczne/religijne — political/religious beliefs
dochodzić (dojść) do przekonania, że... — perf to become convinced that...
nie mieć przekonania do — +gen to be wary of
z przekonaniem/bez przekonania — whole-/half-heartedly
* * *n.(= przeświadczenie) conviction; (= wiara) belief; przekonania polityczne political views, political beliefs; przekonania religijne religious beliefs; nabrać przekonania, że... become convinced that...; utwierdzić się w przekonaniu become absolutely conviced; bez przekonania halfheartedly; z przekonaniem wholeheartedly; w moim przekonaniu in my opinion; to, co mówisz, nie trafia mi do przekonania what you say does not appeal to me; zrobiłem to w przekonaniu, że pojedziemy tam razem I did it because I thought that we would go there together.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przekonanie
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15 убеждение
1. opinion2. politics3. persuasion; conviction4. beliefСинонимический ряд:1. взгляд (сущ.) взгляд; воззрение; позицию; позиция; принцип; точка зрения2. мировоззрение (сущ.) идеологию; идеология; мировоззрение; миропонимание3. уверение (сущ.) заверение; уверение -
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Über·zeu·gung <-, -en> [y:bɐʼtsɔygʊŋ] fconvictions npl, principles pl;zu der \Überzeugung gelangen [o kommen] , dass... to become convinced that..., to arrive at [or reach] the conviction that...;der \Überzeugung sein to share the conviction;der [festen] \Überzeugung sein, dass... to be [firmly] convinced [or of the [firm] conviction] that...;nicht der \Überzeugung sein, dass... to not be convinced that...; -
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Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > политическое убеждение
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18 प्रत्यय
pratyaya
proof, ascertainment Mn. MBh. etc. ( pratyayaṉ-gam, to acquire confidence, repose confidence in MBh. ;
astyatrapratyayomama, that is my conviction Kathās. ;
kahpratyayo'tra, what assurance is there of that? ib.);
conception, assumption, notion, idea KātyṠr. Nir. Ṡaṃk. etc.;
(with Buddhists andᅠ Jainas) fundamental notion orᅠ idea (- tva n.) Sarvad. ;
consciousness, understanding, intelligence, intellect (in Sāṃkhya = buddhi);
analysis, solution, explanation, definition L. ;
ground, basis, motive orᅠ cause of anything MBh. Kāv. etc. (in med.) = nimitta, hetu etc. Cat. ;
(with Buddhists) a co-operating cause;
the concurrent occasion of an event as distinguished from its approximate cause;
an ordeal Kāty. ;
want, need Kāraṇḍ. ;
fame, notoriety Pāṇ. 8-2, 58 ;
a subsequent sound orᅠ letter Prāt. ;
an affix orᅠ suffix to roots (forming verbs, substantives, adjectives andᅠ all derivatives) Prāt. Pāṇ. ;
an oath L. ;
usage, custom L. ;
religious meditation L. ;
a dependant orᅠ subject L. ;
a householder who keeps a sacred fire L. ;
- kara ( R.), - kāraka ( Pañcat.), kāraṇa ( Ṡak.) mfn. one who awakens confidence, trustworthy;
- kārin mfn. id. L. ;
( iṇī) f. a seal, signet L. ;
- tattva-prakāṡikā f. N. of wk.;
- tva n. (cf. above) the being a cause, causality Sarvad. ;
- dhātu m. the stem of a nominal verb Pat. ;
- prativacana n. a certain orᅠ distinct answer, Sak. ;
- mauktika-mālā f. N. of wk.;
- lopa m. (in gram.) elision of an affix;
- sarga m. (in Sāṃkhya) the creation which proceeds from Buddha;
- svara m. (in gram.) an accent on an affix;
-ayâ̱tma mfn. causing confidence R. (v.l. pratyag-ātma);
-ayâ̱dhi m. a pledge which causes confidence in regard to a debt L. ;
-ayâ̱nta-ṡabda-kṛid-anta-vyūha m. N. of wk.
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19 монархическое убеждение
Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > монархическое убеждение
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20 политическое убеждение
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