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verb

Believe v. i.

To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith. "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." "With the heart man believeth unto righteousness."

To think; to suppose. "I will not believe so meanly of you."

To believe in.

(a)

To believe that the subject of the thought (if a person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has occurred, or will occur; as, to believe in the resurrection of the dead. "She does not believe in Jupiter."

(b)

To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy. "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me."

(c)

To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience; to have faith in.

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"Believe in" Quotes from Famous Books

... have I told you all this nonsense?" she asked quite suddenly. "It isn't of the least consequence that Veronica Moore kept a boy waiting at her door while she dressed herself for her wedding; but it shows that she was queer even then, and I for one believe in the theory of suicide, and in that alone, and in the excuse she gave for it, too; for if she had really loved Francis Jeffrey she would not have been so slow to take in the magnificent bouquet ...

— The Filigree Ball • Anna Katharine Green

... as a father to his children, and I would give you a last advice, hear my words, come and join the great band of Indians who are walking hand-in-hand with us on the road I spoke of when I began—a road, I believe in my heart, will lead the Indian on to a much more comfortable state than he is in now. My words, when they are accepted, are written down, and they last, as I have said to the others, as long as the sun shines and the river runs. I expect you are prepared ...

— The Treaties of Canada with The Indians of Manitoba - and the North-West Territories • Alexander Morris

... too much. You always do mug-up the business when you try to do more than I tell you. You might tell him your mate came from Australia—but no, he might want you to bring me in. Better stick to Maoriland. I don't believe in too much ornamentation. ...

— On the Track • Henry Lawson

... the nature of the evidence in the two cases. You may still sometimes hear arguments amounting to this: since I believe in Calcutta on authority, am I not entitled to believe in the Devil ...

— A History of Freedom of Thought • John Bagnell Bury

... is just and becomes you. When the war is over, if we all are spared we'll form a group and hunt this fellow until we find him. And then, please God, if the gallows of Haman is still in existence, we'll hang him on it with promptness and dispatch. I believe in the due and orderly process of the law, but in this case lynching is not only justifiable, but it's an ...

— The Shades of the Wilderness • Joseph A. Altsheler

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