| 单词 | belief system |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbelief system belief system n. a set of principles, ideas, or convictions which together form a tenable thesis, working ethos, or presiding ideology; esp. a religion or philosophy viewed in terms of its constituent ideas and beliefs. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > [noun] > system of belief, creed beliefc1225 trowa1400 credo?1518 creed1623 faith1659 dogma1791 belief system1870 spirituality1905 whatnotism1915 1870 H. P. Malet Interior of Earth iii. 37 Under the general geological belief system, there is no reason why a volcano once begun should ever cease. 1910 W. L. Sullivan Lett. to his Holiness ii. i. 196 A body of doctrine, which, just as the Lord delivered it, and the apostles preached it, exists today in the belief-system of Roman Catholicism. 1957 J. Huxley Relig. without Revelation iii. 63 Some non-theistic belief-systems have tended to dominate large sections of humanity. The two most obvious are Nazism in Germany and Marxist Communism in Russia. 1981 O. Westin (title) On political socialization and education: investigations into an argumentation for a good political belief system. 2005 G. Blunt Blackfly Season xxiv. 151 Palo Mayombe..is an African belief system whose gods wear the guise of Christian saints. < as lemmas |
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