The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - beliefn.

1) trust, dependence, reliance, confidence, faith, security, assurance: He retains his belief in the divine right of kings. 2 acceptance, credence; assent: His statements are unworthy of belief. 3) tenet, view, idea, sentiment, conviction, doctrine, dogma, principle(s) , axiom, maxim, creed, opinion, persuasion: The belief that there is no God is as definite a creed as the belief in one God or in many gods. 4) intuition, judgement: It is her belief that nuclear energy will eventually prove economical.