beliefs
What you accept
Beliefs are things that a person accepts as true or real, whether or not they can be proven.
They range from the mundane I have a belief that it will rain tomorrow to the profound, encompassing religious convictions, political ideologies, and moral principles.
Unlike knowledge, beliefs don't require evidence—people hold beliefs based on faith, intuition, upbringing, or personal experience.
Someone's beliefs often shape their worldview and guide their actions.
Principles held worthwhile
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- virtuesPositive moral traits
integrity · honor · justice · truth · altruism · humanity · equality · liberty
Foundational moral beliefs
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
resolve · tenets · credo · adherence · dedication · staunchness · opinions · conscience
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
myths · taboos · superstitions · ancestry · ceremonies · practices · worldview · cosmology
Trust without proof
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- prayerAddress to deity
sacred · divine · theology · doctrine · sanctity · holiness · reverence · piety
Adherence to accepted beliefs
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
fundamentalism · literalism · infallibility · absolutism · unchallengeable · rigid · unquestioning · doctrinal
Structured belief framework
- democracyRule by the people
- socialismCommunal economic control
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
nationalism · anarchism · communism · capitalism · libertarianism · populism · progressivism · egalitarianism
values
Principles held worthwhile
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- moralityRight and wrong principles
virtues · integrity · honor · justice · truth · altruism · humanity · equality · liberty · conscience
principles
Foundational moral beliefs
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
commitment · resolve · tenets · credo · adherence · dedication · staunchness · opinions · conscience · assurance
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
folklore · myths · taboos · superstitions · ancestry · ceremonies · practices · worldview · cosmology · animism
faith
Trust without proof
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
prayer · sacred · divine · theology · doctrine · sanctity · holiness · reverence · piety · creed
orthodoxy
Adherence to accepted beliefs
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
- catechismReligious teaching guide
indoctrination · fundamentalism · literalism · infallibility · absolutism · unchallengeable · rigid · unquestioning · doctrinal · sectarian
ideology
Structured belief framework
- democracyRule by the people
- socialismCommunal economic control
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
liberalism · nationalism · anarchism · communism · capitalism · libertarianism · populism · progressivism · egalitarianism · authoritarianism
- culturemusic taste, food preferences, custom, festivals, art galleries
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- cultural elementstraditions, heritage, customs, ritual, religions
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- mindmind, thought, cognition, consciousness, thinking
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Refusals to accept something
doubts · denials · skepticism · incredulity · unbelief
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Feelings of uncertainty
uncertainties · skepticism · misgivings · agnosticism · indecision
- believe meAssertion of honesty
- believe inAccept as true
- believe it or notPreface to something improbable
- make believeImaginative fantasy play
- hard to believeDifficult to accept as true
- beyond beliefImpossible to credit
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