believingn.¹

Brit.

/bᵻˈliːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/bəˈlivɪŋ/,

/biˈlivɪŋ/

Forms: see believe v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: believe v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < believe v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier belief n., and also earlier yleve n., leve n.

The action or fact of having belief, or of having belief in a thing or person; possession of religious faith, confidence, or trust; the accepting of the truth, accuracy, reliability, genuineness, virtue, value, or efficacy of a thing or person. Also: an instance of this; a belief. Also with of, (chiefly Theology) on, in, that.See also seeing is believing at seeing n.¹ Phrases.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > [noun]

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society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun]

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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. Prol. 1 Fro feyth of bileuynge, that was in Abraham, in to the tyme of chesynge, that was in Dauith..in to the day of transmygracioun.

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 356 (MED) Beleue nouȝt yn þe pyys cheteryng, Hyt ys no trouþe, but fals beleuyng.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 145 (MED) Feyth is a belewynge of thyngis that oure bodeley eygh may not see.

1597 T. Beard Theatre Gods Judgem. i. xxv. 146 An impious wretch that despised the preaching of the Gospell and the ministers thereof, accounting it as a vaine thing, not worthie the beleeuing of any man.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iii. xxxi. 36 Thy little fault was but too much beleeving.

a1640 W. Fenner Wilfull Impenitency (1648) 70 This is it that makes our prayers hard, and our repentings hard, our believings and all our performances hard; because we would faine be compounding.

1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) iii. iii. 300 Faith is but the believing that God loveth us.

1699 H. Chandler Effort against Biggotry (1709) 6 Their Believing in Christ was no Disingagement from Judaism.

1720 J. Bingham Origines Ecclesiasticæ VII. xvi. vii. 386 The Lord Jesus by that Commination called the Jews to Repentance, that he might grant them Grace and Peace by their believing on him.

1776 J. Neill 23 Serm. 88 Believing..[consists] in such a reception of them as gives them a real subsistence and in-being in the Soul.

1814 T. Bell View of Covenants of Wks. & Grace ii. i. 305 This believing is not a simple belief of his resurrection, but a believing on him..; not only a believing that he is risen, but a believing upon him as risen for our justification.

1870 M. D. Conway Earthward Pilgrimage (1874) xii. 159 Not by the kissing of their bones, or the garnishing of their tombs, or the believing of their creeds, can the brave and free be honoured.

1906 M. Caird Romantic Cities of Provence xvi. 256 Things were not exactly as Vidal wished, in spite of his pleasant believings, but he had rosy hours and sang enchanting songs.

1952 Jrnl. Philos. 49 442 There really are no facts..upon which could depend the soundness or erroneousness of any believings one might entertain concerning the contents of my room.

1994 D. Barwick Intentional Implications i. 13 Knowing also involves a believing of something that is true.

2009 A. Broadie Hist. Sc. Philos. iv. 75 The will does not cooperate in the believing in articles of faith.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

believingadj.n.²

Brit.

/bᵻˈliːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/bəˈlivɪŋ/,

/biˈlivɪŋ/

Forms: see believe v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: believe v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < believe v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier unbelieving adj. Compare also earlier believing n.¹

A. adj.

Having belief, or belief in a thing or person; esp. having religious faith. Also: trusting, credulous.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > [adjective] > having faith

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the mind > mental capacity > belief > [adjective] > believing

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1442 (?c1400) Three Kings Cologne (BL Add. 36983) (1886) 159 These thre kynges that of myscreaturys [a1450 Royal myscreauntys] were the ffyrst belevyng men.

1529 tr. M. Luther in tr. Erasmus Exhort. Studye Script. sig. f.iij^v Holy folkes and saintes that is to saye belevinge persones do holyly and blessydly vse all thinges.

1576 G. Whetstone Ortchard of Repentance 24 in Rocke of Regard A flatterers tongue, to feede beleeuing cares.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. i. 69 God be prays'd, that to beleeuing Soules Giues Light in Darknesse.

1645 J. Ussher Body of Divin. (1647) 418 There is a fœderall sanctity, or externall and visible holinesse at least in children of believing parents.

1728 P. Walker Life A. Peden (1827) 133 An enlightened believing Soul, that sees its Lostness, and Need of Christ.

1762 O. Goldsmith Life R. Nash 76 Poor believing girls deceived by such professions.

1847 G. Aguilar Home Infl. II. iii. ii. 33 She was too young, too believing, and too terror-stricken to doubt for a moment the alternative he placed before her.

1875 M. Pattison I. Casaubon 252 A scandal and stumbling-block to believing calvinists.

1935 R. W. Brown Hillikin ii. vii. 222 He looked Giles Dabney over and wondered how this man in the thirties could still have on his face the believing look of a boy.

1965 J. C. Campbell Amer. Policy toward Communist Eastern Europe i. 13 Tito..made no retreat at all from his stance as a believing Communist building socialism in his country.

2009 L. Beckett Postcard from Volcano viii. 241 Where he comes from, the Protestant church is very believing, very strict.

B. n.²

With the and plural agreement. Believing people as a class; believers.

ΚΠ

1536 tr. G. Gnapheus Myrrour for Syke sig. A v Than myght the pacient geue thankes to God of the victory, wherin he hath ouercome death to the beleuynge.

1592 G. Babington Certaine Comfortable Notes Genesis (vi.) f. 28 Wee see howe greeuous a thing vnequall mariages bee, when the godlye with the vngodlye, the beleeuing with the Infidels, the religious with the supersitious, are vnequally yoaked.

a1616 J. Smith Expos. Creed (1632) lx. 529 The soules of the beleeving and faithfull goe to heaven, immediately to glory.

1677 F. Bampfield Seventh-day-sabbath 146 With promises to the believing and obedient, and with threatnings against the unperswadeable and transgressing.

1733 J. Currie Vindic. People's Right to elect Pastors 139 Join in Prayer and Praise with the..Believing.

1786 S. Johnson Everlasting Punishment Ungodly iii. 141 Actual salvation will never be extended to any but the believing and sanctified in this world.

1847 Church Eng. Mag. 20 Nov. 329/2 To the penitent, the lowly, and the believing are forgiveness and salvation promised.

1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus xii. 251 They fall themselves under two types, the believing and enthusiastic, the sceptical and moderate.

1919 E. M. Kelly Why Joan? ix. 62 She yearned..for the mesmeric comfort that comes to the believing from the slipping of rosary beads between the fingers.

2002 F. D. Roberts Social Conscience of Early Victorians i. 21 The evangelicals..were divided on whether all Nonconformists were among the believing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	believing
释义	believingn.¹ Brit. /bᵻˈliːvɪŋ/, U.S. /bəˈlivɪŋ/, /biˈlivɪŋ/ Forms: see believe v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: believe v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < believe v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier belief n., and also earlier yleve n., leve n. The action or fact of having belief, or of having belief in a thing or person; possession of religious faith, confidence, or trust; the accepting of the truth, accuracy, reliability, genuineness, virtue, value, or efficacy of a thing or person. Also: an instance of this; a belief. Also with of, (chiefly Theology) on, in, that.See also seeing is believing at seeing n.¹ Phrases. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > [noun] ylevec888 levec950 trowing1303 creancec1380 believingc1384 credencea1393 acceptationa1425 beliefc1425 acceptance1533 leving1533 credency1648 creed1819 society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun] levec950 beliefc1175 trothc1175 trutha1200 fayc1315 believingc1384 faithc1384 trowa1400 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. Prol. 1 Fro feyth of bileuynge, that was in Abraham, in to the tyme of chesynge, that was in Dauith..in to the day of transmygracioun. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 356 (MED) Beleue nouȝt yn þe pyys cheteryng, Hyt ys no trouþe, but fals beleuyng. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 145 (MED) Feyth is a belewynge of thyngis that oure bodeley eygh may not see. 1597 T. Beard Theatre Gods Judgem. i. xxv. 146 An impious wretch that despised the preaching of the Gospell and the ministers thereof, accounting it as a vaine thing, not worthie the beleeuing of any man. 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iii. xxxi. 36 Thy little fault was but too much beleeving. a1640 W. Fenner Wilfull Impenitency (1648) 70 This is it that makes our prayers hard, and our repentings hard, our believings and all our performances hard; because we would faine be compounding. 1649 R. Baxter Saints Everlasting Rest (new ed.) iii. iii. 300 Faith is but the believing that God loveth us. 1699 H. Chandler Effort against Biggotry (1709) 6 Their Believing in Christ was no Disingagement from Judaism. 1720 J. Bingham Origines Ecclesiasticæ VII. xvi. vii. 386 The Lord Jesus by that Commination called the Jews to Repentance, that he might grant them Grace and Peace by their believing on him. 1776 J. Neill 23 Serm. 88 Believing..[consists] in such a reception of them as gives them a real subsistence and in-being in the Soul. 1814 T. Bell View of Covenants of Wks. & Grace ii. i. 305 This believing is not a simple belief of his resurrection, but a believing on him..; not only a believing that he is risen, but a believing upon him as risen for our justification. 1870 M. D. Conway Earthward Pilgrimage (1874) xii. 159 Not by the kissing of their bones, or the garnishing of their tombs, or the believing of their creeds, can the brave and free be honoured. 1906 M. Caird Romantic Cities of Provence xvi. 256 Things were not exactly as Vidal wished, in spite of his pleasant believings, but he had rosy hours and sang enchanting songs. 1952 Jrnl. Philos. 49 442 There really are no facts..upon which could depend the soundness or erroneousness of any believings one might entertain concerning the contents of my room. 1994 D. Barwick Intentional Implications i. 13 Knowing also involves a believing of something that is true. 2009 A. Broadie Hist. Sc. Philos. iv. 75 The will does not cooperate in the believing in articles of faith. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). believingadj.n.² Brit. /bᵻˈliːvɪŋ/, U.S. /bəˈlivɪŋ/, /biˈlivɪŋ/ Forms: see believe v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: believe v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < believe v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier unbelieving adj. Compare also earlier believing n.¹ A. adj. Having belief, or belief in a thing or person; esp. having religious faith. Also: trusting, credulous. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > [adjective] > having faith leaffulOE ileaffulOE belieffula1200 faithfulc1384 trowinga1400 faitheda1413 believing1442 fiable1483 professant1621 professing1651 the mind > mental capacity > belief > [adjective] > believing trowinga1400 credent1604 professing1651 believing1762 1442 (?c1400) Three Kings Cologne (BL Add. 36983) (1886) 159 These thre kynges that of myscreaturys [a1450 Royal myscreauntys] were the ffyrst belevyng men. 1529 tr. M. Luther in tr. Erasmus Exhort. Studye Script. sig. f.iij^v Holy folkes and saintes that is to saye belevinge persones do holyly and blessydly vse all thinges. 1576 G. Whetstone Ortchard of Repentance 24 in Rocke of Regard A flatterers tongue, to feede beleeuing cares. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. i. 69 God be prays'd, that to beleeuing Soules Giues Light in Darknesse. View more context for this quotation 1645 J. Ussher Body of Divin. (1647) 418 There is a fœderall sanctity, or externall and visible holinesse at least in children of believing parents. 1728 P. Walker Life A. Peden (1827) 133 An enlightened believing Soul, that sees its Lostness, and Need of Christ. 1762 O. Goldsmith Life R. Nash 76 Poor believing girls deceived by such professions. 1847 G. Aguilar Home Infl. II. iii. ii. 33 She was too young, too believing, and too terror-stricken to doubt for a moment the alternative he placed before her. 1875 M. Pattison I. Casaubon 252 A scandal and stumbling-block to believing calvinists. 1935 R. W. Brown Hillikin ii. vii. 222 He looked Giles Dabney over and wondered how this man in the thirties could still have on his face the believing look of a boy. 1965 J. C. Campbell Amer. Policy toward Communist Eastern Europe i. 13 Tito..made no retreat at all from his stance as a believing Communist building socialism in his country. 2009 L. Beckett Postcard from Volcano viii. 241 Where he comes from, the Protestant church is very believing, very strict. B. n.² With the and plural agreement. Believing people as a class; believers. ΚΠ 1536 tr. G. Gnapheus Myrrour for Syke sig. A v Than myght the pacient geue thankes to God of the victory, wherin he hath ouercome death to the beleuynge. 1592 G. Babington Certaine Comfortable Notes Genesis (vi.) f. 28 Wee see howe greeuous a thing vnequall mariages bee, when the godlye with the vngodlye, the beleeuing with the Infidels, the religious with the supersitious, are vnequally yoaked. a1616 J. Smith Expos. Creed (1632) lx. 529 The soules of the beleeving and faithfull goe to heaven, immediately to glory. 1677 F. Bampfield Seventh-day-sabbath 146 With promises to the believing and obedient, and with threatnings against the unperswadeable and transgressing. 1733 J. Currie Vindic. People's Right to elect Pastors 139 Join in Prayer and Praise with the..Believing. 1786 S. Johnson Everlasting Punishment Ungodly iii. 141 Actual salvation will never be extended to any but the believing and sanctified in this world. 1847 Church Eng. Mag. 20 Nov. 329/2 To the penitent, the lowly, and the believing are forgiveness and salvation promised. 1894 J. A. Froude Life & Lett. Erasmus xii. 251 They fall themselves under two types, the believing and enthusiastic, the sceptical and moderate. 1919 E. M. Kelly Why Joan? ix. 62 She yearned..for the mesmeric comfort that comes to the believing from the slipping of rosary beads between the fingers. 2002 F. D. Roberts Social Conscience of Early Victorians i. 21 The evangelicals..were divided on whether all Nonconformists were among the believing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹c1384adj.n.²1442
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