believing
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Definition
Noun: The mental acceptance or conviction that something is true or real, often based on evidence, experience, or faith. It refers to the state of holding something as true.
Usage
"Believing" is used to describe the act or state of having a belief. It is often discussed in contexts involving faith, trust, opinion, or conviction. The phrase "seeing is believing" is a common idiom that illustrates the concept.
Examples
- His strong believing in justice motivated his career choice.
- The process of believing can be influenced by both logic and emotion.
- For her, believing was a matter of faith, not proof.
Advanced Usage
- "Seeing is believing": This idiom means that one is most convinced by what one can see with one's own eyes, or that concrete evidence is the most persuasive.
- He didn't think I could do it, so I showed him the finished project. Seeing is believing.
Variants and Related Words
- Belief (n): A state or habit of mind in which trust, confidence, or conviction is placed in a person or thing; something accepted as true.
- Believe (v): To accept something as true, genuine, or real.
- Believer (n): A person who holds a belief or believes.
Synonyms
- Conviction
- Faith
- Trust
- Credence
Antonyms
- Disbelief
- Doubt
- Skepticism
- Distrust
Noun
- the cognitive process that leads to convictions
- seeing is believing