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What’s the Plural of Belief?

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What’s the plural of “belief”?

The plural form of the noun belief is beliefs. Believes is a verb and the third person singular form of believe.

👍🏼Usage Note

His personal belief guided his decisions. (Using ‘belief’ as a singular noun)
They held different beliefs about the future. (Using ‘beliefs’ as a plural noun)
She beliefs he is telling the truth. (Using the noun ‘beliefs’ instead of the verb ‘believes’)
His deepest believe was in hard work. (Using the verb ‘believe’ instead of the noun ‘belief’)

What’s the singular for belief?

The singular of belief is belief.

What does belief mean?

Merriam-Webster defines the word belief as:

A state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing.” By comparison, the Cambridge dictionary defines belief as, “the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true: His belief in God gave him hope during difficult times.

Other words ending in -f or -ff / -s

singular plural
roof roofs
cliff cliffs
proof proofs
chief chiefs
belief beliefs
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Examples of belief used in context

1. The belief exercises a potent moral influence.

2. The loss of the belief casts a dark shadow over the present life.

3. What she’s telling me is beyond belief and yet I know this ability exists.

4. I was relieved beyond belief and nearly in tears.

5. Objections to the belief in immortality have been advanced from the standpoints of materialism, naturalism, pessimism and pantheism.

Examples of beliefs used in context

1. For these beliefs and practices the Doukhobors long endured cruel persecution.

2. The people are remarkably conservative in beliefs, superstitions and traditions.

3. The past few days had turned her beliefs on end.

4. And who was she to deprive him because of her beliefs?

5. Both social traditions and the religious beliefs of the people encouraged fecundity.

Synonyms for belief

  • acceptance
  • notion
  • confidence
  • trust
  • faith
  • hope
  • position
  • knowledge
  • judgment
  • view

Origin of the word belief

From etymonline on belief:

“Late 12c., bileave, “confidence reposed in a person or thing; faith in a religion,” replacing Old English geleafa “belief, faith,” from West Germanic *ga-laubon “to hold dear, esteem, trust”.

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Sources

  1. Origin of the word belief.
  2. Definition of belief.
  3. Cambridge dictionary: belief.
  4. Synonyms for belief.

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