Collocations withbelief
These are words often used in combination withbelief.
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accepted belief
That is the philosophy which lies behind the growing rejection of a free-for-all which is now becoming accepted belief.
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basic belief
Why did such a basic belief disappear suddenly?
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common belief
This result seems to be in variance with common belief.
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contradictory beliefs
A view of life that contains such contradictory beliefs and values cannot adequately function in ascribing meaning.
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core belief
The core belief of linguistics, that all languages are basically equally effective, is worth holding to.
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cultural belief
Do most details of a cultural belief system have an organ-like function?
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delusional belief
Future work may aim to see if alteration or amelioration of perceptual input in ' perceptual ' delusions can attenuate the delusional belief.
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dogmatic belief
And there is the dogmatic belief that all extensions of democracy—the apparent rule of the majority—bring good.
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erroneous belief
Again, grant that subjects hold this erroneous belief.
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false belief
The false belief all-pass criterion score is the false belief outcome variable used throughout the remainder of this report.
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firm belief
That is my firm belief.
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fundamental belief
Already the book's own road to the printing press reflected this fundamental belief.
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genuine belief
There may well be a genuine belief.
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individual belief
Clearly there are strong community interests in limiting the expression of individual belief systems where overt harm to others ensues.
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justified belief
Now, it may well be that the principle (for both justified belief and knowledge) fails in general.
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mistaken belief
Socialist planning is founded upon a mistaken belief in the omnipotence of reason.
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naive belief
Each time, the misinterpretation is the same: the naive belief in the other's naive belief.
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passionate belief
I have a passionate belief in inquiry and discussion.
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personal belief
That is my personal belief, but my personal belief only.
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philosophical belief
The existence of a positive philosophical belief does not depend on a negative philosophical belief to the contrary.
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political belief
Ethnic homogeneity did not of course imply uniformity of political belief.
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popular belief
First, the survey revealed a popular belief in individual responsibility.
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pre-existing belief
They may seek to reaffirm a pre-existing belief, or act out of whimsy.
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prevailing belief
For the same reason, the prevailing belief that the beginning part and the ending part of the projectile trajectory are straight lines had definitely to be dismissed.
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prior belief
I suggest that one may, without any prior belief in the existence of such supernatural agents, reasonably come to believe that one has witnessed miracles.
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reasonable belief
Is that undermining any reasonable belief in arbitration?
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religious belief
An exclusive religious belief is commonly described as a religious belief that implies the falseness of contrary teachings.
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shared belief
Shared belief and attitudes cannot be assumed, so there is a premium on making assumptions explicit.
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sincere belief
That is my sincere belief.
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spiritual belief
The instrument is limited by the nature of our definition of religious and\\or spiritual belief.
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strong belief
But there were exceptions to this strong belief in marriage.
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theistic belief
Hence, he has no good reason for affirming that theistic belief is irrational or unreasonable.
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theological belief
The holism envisaged implies that you do not just pick out a single theological belief and then try to vindicate it.
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traditional belief
Here is an example that illustrates deference and accommodation exercised out of respect for elders and traditional belief.
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widespread belief
Deves was certainly alluding to this widespread belief.
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