belief

n. opinion, creed; religion, faith

Belief is the psychological state in which an individual is convinced of the truth or validity of a proposition or premise (argument). Belief does not necessarily confer the ability to adequately prove one's main contention to other people, who may disagree.
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Noun
1. any cognitive content held as true
(antonym) unbelief, disbelief
(hypernym) content, cognitive content, mental object
(hyponym) conviction, strong belief, article of faith
(derivation) believe
2. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
(synonym) impression, feeling, notion, opinion
(hypernym) idea, thought
(hyponym) presence
(derivation) believe, trust

v. amount to, add up to, came up to

v. want, desire, wish for