shared beliefs
Mutual articles of faith
Shared beliefs are convictions held in common by members of a group—a family, religion, political party, or culture.
The phrase emphasizes collective agreement: Their shared beliefs about education shaped how they raised their children.
Shared beliefs can unite communities or, when they clash with outsiders' views, create division.
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- unwritten rulesUnstated behavioral expectations
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
core values · ethics · moral compass · collective memory · community values · doctrine · articles of faith · faith · groupthink · party line · collective identity · group identity · dogma · worldview · creed · true believers · orthodoxy · sacred texts
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- Assumptionsfalse assumption, stereotypes, generalizations, biases, prejudices
- social capitalconnections, networks, ties, relationships, reciprocity
- tribal culturetribe, clan mother, common ancestry, clan loyalty, elder council
- shared understandingcommon ground, mutual respect, shared values, shared goals, common knowledge
- community tiesfamily, friendship, neighbors, kinship, social networks
consensus vs. disagreement
shared beliefsdisagreement
Absence of shared opinion
opposing views · ideological conflict · schism · heresy · dissent