Definition

1. Noun:
   • Belief / Faith: A strong, often religious, belief in and reverence for a divine power, a set of spiritual doctrines, or a system of worship. It refers to the mental acceptance of and confidence in certain truths or principles without absolute empirical proof.
   • Religious Conviction: The specific set of beliefs and practices that form an individual's or a community's spiritual life, distinct from organized religion in its potential informality.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mọi người có quyền tự do tín ngưỡng. (Everyone has the right to freedom of belief.)
  • Tín ngưỡng thờ cúng tổ tiên phổ biến ở nhiều nước châu Á. (The belief in ancestor worship is common in many Asian countries.)
  • Cô ấy có một tín ngưỡng rất sâu sắc. (She has a very deep faith.)

Advanced Usage

• "tín ngưỡng dân gian": folk belief, indigenous belief.

  • Tín ngưỡng dân gian Việt Nam rất đa dạng. (Vietnamese folk beliefs are very diverse.)

• "đối tượng tín ngưỡng": object of worship.

  • Các vị thần là đối tượng tín ngưỡng chính. (The deities are the main objects of worship.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tín đồ (n): believer, adherent, follower (of a religion or belief).

  • Các tín đồ tụ tập tại ngôi đền. (The believers gathered at the temple.)

• Tín nhiệm (v/n): to trust, confidence (different meaning, related through the root "tín" meaning trust/belief).

  • Cử tri tín nhiệm vị lãnh đạo đó. (The voters have confidence in that leader.)

Synonyms

• Belief: A feeling of being sure that something exists or is true.
• Faith: Complete trust or confidence in someone or something, often religious.
• Creed: A system of religious belief; a faith.
• Conviction: A firmly held belief or opinion.

Related Idioms

• "Tín ngưỡng là nguồn sức mạnh tinh thần": Faith/Belief is a source of spiritual strength.
  • Đối với nhiều người, tín ngưỡng là nguồn sức mạnh tinh thần quan trọng. (For many people, faith is an important source of spiritual strength.)