believing
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//bɪˈliː.vɪŋ//
- United States//bɪˈli.vɪŋ//
- United States//bi-//
- United States//bə-//
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
verb
- 1
Also a form of believepresent participle and gerund of believe
Etymology
From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.
noun
- 1
The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
- 2
Belief.
Some believings are believings with simple certainty; others are more or less uncertain; still others are believings with a reassured certainty, perhaps after a time during which they were uncertain.
Etymology
From Middle English bilevinge, belewynge, equivalent to believe + -ing.
Forms
- plural
- believings
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believing · The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
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