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belief system

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A system of beliefs; a set of beliefs with interrelations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonyms: cosmology, ontology, epistemology, epistemics, epistemic regime, philosophy; reality

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 信仰體系 /信仰体系 (xìnyǎng tǐxì) — system of beliefs
  • Dutch: gedachtegoed — system of beliefs
  • Finnish: uskomusjärjestelmä — system of beliefs
  • French: système de croyances — system of beliefs
  • Galician: sistema de crenzas — system of beliefs
  • Georgian: შეხედულებათა სისტემა (šexedulebata sisṭema) — system of beliefs
  • Georgian: წარმოდგენათა სისტემა (c̣armodgenata sisṭema) — system of beliefs
  • German: Glaubenssystem — system of beliefs
  • German: Glaubenssatz — system of beliefs
  • German: Weltanschauung — system of beliefs
  • Polish: system wierzeń — system of beliefs
  • Russian: систе́ма взгля́дов (sistéma vzgljádov) — system of beliefs
  • Russian: систе́ма убежде́ний (sistéma ubeždénij) — system of beliefs