individual belief
collocation in Englishmeaningsofindividualandbelief
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individual
noun[C]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/us/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which ...
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belief
noun[C or S or U]
uk/bɪˈliːf/us/bɪˈliːf/
the feeling of being certain that something exists or ...
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(Definition ofindividualandbelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofindividual belief
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Clearly there are strong community interests in limiting the expression ofindividualbeliefsystems where overt harm to others ensues.
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Although thus defendingindividualbelief, the text takes a strong stance against takf-r in general, as well as its subsequent application to collectively condemn an entire i society.
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Perhaps public interest is ultimately a matter of individual judgment based onindividualbelief.
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Its main thrust was not onindividualbeliefor conscience but on collective observation of clerically ordained precepts and practices.
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Participants in online communities may find their own opinions constantly echoed back to them, which reinforces theirindividualbeliefsystems.
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Here it is not individual beliefs that are to be considered but beliefs taken collectively, entire belief-systems.
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Cultural competency in the area of informed consent demands an appreciation for the variability of individual beliefs and practices both within and between communities.
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But social customs are not the same as individual beliefs.
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On the internal level, individual beliefs are legitimated within the web of beliefs of which they are a part.
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As far as justificatory meta-representations are also conceptually linked together, individual beliefs cannot be changed or revised without the whole system being replaced with another system.
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The most frequently identified additional factors related to individual beliefs and perceptions about vaccinations or the disease, which are attributes of the individual rather than the program.
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Yet, attempting to legitimate individual theological beliefs is doomed to failure for the simple reasons that any attempt to legitimate individual beliefs is doomed to failure.
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Since differences in motivation and preferences stem partly from irrelevant differences in family circumstances, some are led to doubt the relevance of individual beliefs and preferences.
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An answer to this puzzle may lie in examining memorability for an entire set of beliefs taken as a single unit of transmission, rather than individual beliefs.
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Even in cases where benefits are misestimated, these self-reported values are important to the extent that individual beliefs about future benefits affect current savings and investment patterns.
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Although the author makes a strong point about the connections between performing lives and spirituality, some readers may find this chapter more related to individual beliefs.
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The issue is one for each of us to decide upon in a free vote according to our individual beliefs and consciences.
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