单词 | to be of the belief that |
释义 | > as lemmasto be of the belief that 6. With that. Acceptance that a statement, supposed fact, etc., is true; a religious, philosophical, or personal conviction; an opinion, a persuasion. Also in to be of the belief that. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun] > a view, notion, opinion > on a particular point sentencec1386 opiniona1393 meaninga1398 belief1528 resentiment1606 value1637 resentment1675 1528 W. Tyndale Obed. Christen Man f. xxxvi Yf I be brought in belefe that my most enimie is my frende, Then love I my most enimie. 1530 J. Rastell New Bk. Purgatory ii. iv. sig. c2 Of this beleue that the soule of man shall neuer dye. a1533 J. Frith Against Rastel (?1535–6) sig. Cvv That I would bring the people in belefe that repentance of a man helpeth not for the remission of his synne. 1554 E. Bonner Articles sig. D.v Item whether there be any, that hath maynteyned and holden the opinion or beliefe, that a man hath no free wyll, and that all thynges do come and chaunce by a precyse and absolute necessitie. 1649 Mercurius Brittanicus No. 3. 20 A belief that the Parliaments forces did burn down and destroy many Cities, Townes, and Houses. 1659 W. Montagu Shepheard's Paradise iv. 85 I must not give my thoughts the liberty to play with Love, as 'tis an infant; in beliefe that they can rule it. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. i. sig. Mm6v A belief that the toothsome, would make the nutritive part go smoothly down. 1714 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 9 Oct. (1965) I. 229 Tis my beleife you will not be at all the richer. 1760 J. Wesley Let. 18 Mar. (1931) IV. 88 It is well if they left you so much as an assent to the Bible or a belief that Christ is God over all! 1791 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats iv. i. 52 Now for a spanking lie, to continue her in the belief that Jack is the man she thinks him. 1811 Med. Repository 3rd Hexade 2 388 He is firmly of the belief that this odorous drug is the fecal matter of this species of whale, when in a state of constipation. 1841 T. Carlyle On Heroes i. 7 Belief that there is a Greatest Man; that he is discoverable..the ‘discoverability’ is the only error here. 1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith i. 8 The belief that there is no God is as definite a creed as the belief in one God or in many gods. 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur iv. xv. 268 In full belief that the evils which afflicted it were political, and to be cured only by the sword, he was going forth to fit himself for a part in the day of resort to the heroic remedy. 1927 Times 14 Feb. 5/1 There was a sensation of confidence and belief that, at any rate, no mere rabbitry would bring about disaster. 1945 P. White Let. 2 May (1994) iii. 61 It is my belief that Merino sheep might be bred profitably in Greece. 1973 Leicester Mercury 24 Dec. 8/1 The public in the States is being..misled into purchasing the Purity brand of Stilton cheese in mistaken belief that it is the genuine product produced in England. 2014 J. C. Waugh Lincoln & War's End i. 4 ‘Grant,’ he penned in his diary, ‘is strongly of the belief that the rebel army is making its last grand rally.’ < as lemmas |
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