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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbh-der. Proto-Germanic *laubō Proto-West Germanic *laubu Old English lēafa Middle English bileve English belief From Middle English bileve, from Old English lēafa, from Proto-West Germanic *laubu from Proto-Germanic *laubō. Compare German Glaube (“faith, belief”). The replacement of final /v/ with /f/ is due to the analogy of noun-verb pairs with /f/ in the noun but /v/ in the verb, creating a pair belief : believe on the model of e.g. grief : grieve or proof : prove.

272 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: besimi — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Southern Altai: ижениш (iženiš) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Arabic: اِعْتِقَاد (iʕtiqād) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Armenian: հավատ (havat) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Armenian: վստահություն (vstahutʻyun) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Asturian: creyencia — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Asturian: creencia — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Azerbaijani: inanc — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Belarusian: ве́ра (vjéra) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Bulgarian: вя́ра (vjára) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Bulgarian: дове́рие (dovérie) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Catalan: creença — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Cherokee: ᎪᎯᏳᏗ (gohiyudi) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Chinese Mandarin: 相信 (xiāngxìn) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Chinese Mandarin: 信心 (xìnxīn) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Czech: víra — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Danish: tro — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Dutch: geloof — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Esperanto: konvinko — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Estonian: usk — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Faroese: trúgv — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Finnish: usko — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• French: croyance — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Friulian: crodince — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Galician: crenza — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Georgian: რწმენა (rc̣mena) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Georgian: დაჯერება (daǯereba) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• German: Glauben — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (galaubeins) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Greek: πίστη (písti) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Greek: πιστεύω (pistévo) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Hebrew: האמנה — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Hindi: विश्वास (viśvās) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Hindi: धारणा (dhārṇā) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Hungarian: hit — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Indonesian: kepercayaan — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Italian: credito — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Italian: credenza — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Italian: convinzione — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Japanese: 確信 (kakushin) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Kazakh: сенім (senım) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Korean: 믿음 (mideum) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Central Kurdish: باوەر (bawer) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Central Kurdish: بروا (birwa) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Northern Kurdish: bawer — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Kyrgyz: ишеним (işenim) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Kyrgyz: ишенүү (işenüü) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Kyrgyz: ишенич (işenic) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Kyrgyz: көз караш (köz karaş) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Kyrgyz: диний ишеним (diniy işenim) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Latin: fides — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Latvian: ticība — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Macedonian: вера (vera) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Mongolian: итгэл (itgel) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Navajo: oodlą́ — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Norman: crianche — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Occitan: cresença — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Church Slavic: вѣра (věra) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Old East Slavic: вѣра (věra) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Old English: ġelēafa — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Persian: باور (bâvar) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Persian: اعتقاد (e'teqâd) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Polish: przekonanie — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Polish: wiara — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Portuguese: crença — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Romanian: credință — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Russian: ве́ра (véra) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Russian: дове́рие (dovérije) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Russian: убежде́ние (ubeždénije) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Scottish Gaelic: beachd — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Scottish Gaelic: barail — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Scottish Gaelic: cràbhachd — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Serbo-Croatian: веровање — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Serbo-Croatian: вјеровање — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Serbo-Croatian: вера — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Serbo-Croatian: вјера — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Serbo-Croatian: verovanje — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Serbo-Croatian: vjerovanje — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Serbo-Croatian: vera — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Serbo-Croatian: vjera — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Slovak: viera — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Slovene: vera — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Spanish: creencia — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Swedish: tro — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Swedish: övertygelse — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Tagalog: paniwala — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Tagalog: paniniwala — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Tajik: эътиқод (e'tiqod) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Tajik: бовар (bovar) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Tamil: நம்பிக்கை (nampikkai) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Udmurt: оскон (oskon) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Ukrainian: ві́ра (víra) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Uyghur: ئېتىقاد (ëtiqad) — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Uzbek: eʻtiqod — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Walloon: creyance — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Zazaki: bawer — mental acceptance of a claim as truth
• Albanian: besimi — something believed
• Armenian: համոզմունք (hamozmunkʻ) — something believed
• Asturian: creyencia — something believed
• Asturian: creencia — something believed
• Azerbaijani: inanc — something believed
• Catalan: creença — something believed
• Cherokee: ᎪᎯᏳᏗ (gohiyudi) — something believed
• Chinese Mandarin: 信念 (xìnniàn) — something believed
• Czech: víra — something believed
• Dutch: geloof — something believed
• Esperanto: kredo — something believed
• Estonian: usk — something believed
• Estonian: uskumus — something believed
• Finnish: usko — something believed
• Galician: crenza — something believed
• Georgian: მრწამსი (mrc̣amsi) — something believed
• Georgian: შეხედულება (šexeduleba) — something believed
• German: Glaube — something believed
• Greek: δοξασία (doxasía) — something believed
• Greek: δόγμα (dógma) — something believed
• Greek: πίστη (písti) — something believed
• Hindi: विश्वास (viśvās) — something believed
• Hungarian: hit — something believed
• Hungarian: hiedelem — something believed
• Interlingua: credentia — something believed
• Italian: credenza — something believed
• Italian: opinione — something believed
• Japanese: 信念 (shinnen) — something believed
• Japanese: 信条 (shinjō) — something believed
• Korean: 믿음 (mideum) — something believed
• Old English: ġelēafa — something believed
• Persian: باور (bâvar) — something believed
• Polish: wiara — something believed
• Polish: przekonanie — something believed
• Portuguese: crença — something believed
• Russian: ве́ра (véra) — something believed
• Russian: убежде́ние (ubeždénije) — something believed
• Serbo-Croatian: вера — something believed
• Serbo-Croatian: вјера — something believed
• Serbo-Croatian: vera — something believed
• Serbo-Croatian: vjera — something believed
• Swedish: tro — something believed
• Swedish: övertygelse — something believed
• Telugu: నమ్మకము (nammakamu) — something believed
• Telugu: విశ్వాసము (viśvāsamu) — something believed
• Albanian: besueshmëria — the quality or state of believing
• Bulgarian: вяра (vjara) — the quality or state of believing
• Catalan: creença — the quality or state of believing
• Czech: víra — the quality or state of believing
• Dutch: geloof — the quality or state of believing
• Estonian: usk — the quality or state of believing
• Estonian: lootus — the quality or state of believing
• Finnish: usko — the quality or state of believing
• Finnish: luottamus — the quality or state of believing
• French: conviction — the quality or state of believing
• Galician: crenza — the quality or state of believing
• German: Glaube — the quality or state of believing
• Greek: δοξασία (doxasía) — the quality or state of believing
• Greek: δόγμα (dógma) — the quality or state of believing
• Italian: convinzione — the quality or state of believing
• Old English: ġelēafa — the quality or state of believing
• Persian: باور (bâvar) — the quality or state of believing
• Polish: wiara — the quality or state of believing
• Portuguese: crença — the quality or state of believing
• Romanian: convingere — the quality or state of believing
• Romanian: convicțiune — the quality or state of believing
• Scottish Gaelic: beachd — the quality or state of believing
• Scottish Gaelic: barail — the quality or state of believing
• Serbo-Croatian: веровање — the quality or state of believing
• Serbo-Croatian: вјеровање — the quality or state of believing
• Serbo-Croatian: verovanje — the quality or state of believing
• Serbo-Croatian: vjerovanje — the quality or state of believing
• Swedish: tro — the quality or state of believing
• Telugu: నమ్మకము (nammakamu) — the quality or state of believing
• Telugu: విశ్వాసము (viśvāsamu) — the quality or state of believing
• Albanian: besimi — religious faith
• Arabic: عقيدَة — religious faith
• Azerbaijani: inanc — religious faith
• Bulgarian: вя́ра (vjára) — religious faith
• Catalan: creença — religious faith
• Chinese Mandarin: 信仰 (xìnyǎng) — religious faith
• Chinese Mandarin: 信教 (xìnjiào) — religious faith
• Czech: víra — religious faith
• Dalmatian: faid — religious faith
• Dutch: geloof — religious faith
• Estonian: usk — religious faith
• Faroese: trúgv — religious faith
• Finnish: usko — religious faith
• French: foi — religious faith
• French: croyance — religious faith
• Galician: fe — religious faith
• Galician: crenza — religious faith
• Georgian: მრწამსი (mrc̣amsi) — religious faith
• Georgian: რჯული (rǯuli) — religious faith
• German: Glauben — religious faith
• Greek: πίστη (písti) — religious faith
• Hindi: आस्था (āsthā) — religious faith
• Hindi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā) — religious faith
• Indonesian: keyakinan — religious faith
• Italian: fede — religious faith
• Italian: credo — religious faith
• Italian: credenza — religious faith
• Japanese: 信仰 (shinkō) — religious faith
• Khmer: ជំនឿ (chom neur) — religious faith
• Korean: 신앙 (sinang) — religious faith
• Korean: 믿음 (mideum) — religious faith
• Central Kurdish: بڕوا (birrwa) — religious faith
• Central Kurdish: باوەر (bawer) — religious faith
• Latin: fides — religious faith
• Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (viśvāsaṁ) — religious faith
• Navajo: oodlą́ʼ (sheʼoodlą́ʼ, my belief) — religious faith
• Norman: crianche — religious faith
• Old English: ġelēafa — religious faith
• Polish: wiara — religious faith
• Polish: wierzenie — religious faith
• Portuguese: crença — religious faith
• Quechua: iñi — religious faith
• Romanian: credință — religious faith
• Russian: ве́ра (véra) — religious faith
• Russian: ве́рование (vérovanije) — religious faith
• Scottish Gaelic: creideamh — religious faith
• Serbo-Croatian: вера — religious faith
• Serbo-Croatian: вјера — religious faith
• Serbo-Croatian: vera — religious faith
• Serbo-Croatian: vjera — religious faith
• Spanish: fe — religious faith
• Spanish: creencia — religious faith
• Swedish: tro — religious faith
• Telugu: మతవిశ్వాశం (mataviśvāśaṁ) — religious faith
• Ottoman Turkish: ایمان (iman) — religious faith
• Ottoman Turkish: دین (din) — religious faith
• Ukrainian: віра (vira) — religious faith
• Zulu: ukholo — religious faith
• Albanian: besimet — religious or moral convictions
• Arabic: إيمان (ʔīmān) — religious or moral convictions
• Armenian: համոզմունք (hamozmunkʻ) — religious or moral convictions
• Bulgarian: вяра (vjara) — religious or moral convictions
• Bulgarian: убеждение (ubeždenie) — religious or moral convictions
• Czech: přesvědčení — religious or moral convictions
• Czech: víra — religious or moral convictions
• Dutch: geloof — religious or moral convictions
• Estonian: veendumus — religious or moral convictions
• Finnish: vakaumus — religious or moral convictions
• Galician: crenza — religious or moral convictions
• German: Glauben — religious or moral convictions
• Greek: πιστεύω (pistévo) — religious or moral convictions
• Hindi: आस्था (āsthā) — religious or moral convictions
• Hindi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā) — religious or moral convictions
• Hungarian: hit — religious or moral convictions
• Hungarian: meggyőződés — religious or moral convictions
• Ingrian: katsomus — religious or moral convictions
• Italian: convinzioni — religious or moral convictions
• Central Kurdish: بڕواباوەر (birrwa) — religious or moral convictions
• Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (viśvāsaṁ) — religious or moral convictions
• Old English: ġelēafa — religious or moral convictions
• Polish: wiara — religious or moral convictions
• Polish: wierzenie — religious or moral convictions
• Portuguese: crença — religious or moral convictions
• Romanian: credință — religious or moral convictions
• Scottish Gaelic: creideamh — religious or moral convictions
• Serbo-Croatian: вера — religious or moral convictions
• Serbo-Croatian: вјера — religious or moral convictions
• Serbo-Croatian: vera — religious or moral convictions
• Serbo-Croatian: vjera — religious or moral convictions
• Swedish: tro — religious or moral convictions
• Albanian: besplotë — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Estonian: usk — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Finnish: usko — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Hindi: विश्वास (viśvās) — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Italian: fiducia — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Korean: 바람 (baram) — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Polish: wiara — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Serbo-Croatian: уверење — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Serbo-Croatian: увјерење — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Serbo-Croatian: uverenje — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true
• Serbo-Croatian: uvjerenje — a wishing of case or circumstance to be true