πιστεύω — meaning in English

English meaning

• belief noun The mental acceptance that something is true, even without complete proof.
• believe verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
• creed noun A formal statement of religious or personal belief.
• trust noun Firm belief in the reliability or honesty of someone or something.

Senses

πιστεύω is used for these senses in English:

• belief Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
• belief (in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.
• creed (ambitransitive, obsolete, only survives in "creeded") To believe; to credit.
• trust (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

belief — full definition

1. noun The mental acceptance that something is true, even without complete proof.
2. noun Religious faith, or a set of religious or moral convictions.

believe — full definition

1. verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
2. verb To accept that a person is telling the truth.
3. verb To have religious or spiritual faith.
4. verb (with "in") To trust in someone's ability, or to feel something is right or worthwhile.

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