tín ngưỡng
Definition
- 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.)