Belief

Of content.

Any cognitive content held as true.

This concept's ID is @1~32218

Contains

  • doctrine 63 facts

    A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.

  • faith 46 facts

    A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his...

  • spiritual being 6 facts

    An incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human even...

  • view 6 facts

    A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs...

  • prospect 5 facts

    Belief about (or mental picture of) the future.

  • supernaturalism 3 facts

    A belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding.

  • theory 3 facts

    A belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed...

  • individualism 2 facts

    A belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal...

  • spiritualism 2 facts

    The belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still...

  • revolutionism 1 facts

    A belief in the spread of revolutionary principles.

  • spiritual world 1 facts

    A belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit.

  • thought 1 facts

    The organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian...

  • conviction 1 facts

    An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence.

  • philosophy 1 facts

    Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence...

  • fetishism 1 facts

    A belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish).

  • meliorism 1 facts

    The belief that the world can be made better by human effort.

  • pacifism 1 facts

    The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration.

  • sacerdotalism 0 facts

    A belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God.

  • suffragism 0 facts

    The belief that the right to vote should be extended (as to women).

  • superstition 0 facts

    An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear.

  • supremacism 0 facts

    The belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others; "white sup...

  • theosophism 0 facts

    Belief in theosophy.

  • totemism 0 facts

    Belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem.

  • tribalism 0 facts

    The beliefs of a tribal society.

  • values 0 facts

    Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for...

  • vampirism 0 facts

    Belief in the existence of vampires.

  • faith 0 facts

    Complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the...

  • geneticism 0 facts

    The belief that all human characteristics are determined genetically.

  • autotelism 0 facts

    Belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification.

  • originalism 0 facts

    The belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the...

  • opinion 0 facts

    A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll...