belief system
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3.8
- noun
- /bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəm/
- You have to hang onto a belief system.
- values and belief systems
- religious belief systems
- faith-based belief systems
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Watch on YouTubeIt's part of their belief system that they should do it.
- It's part of their belief system that they should do it.
- It should be the foundation of your belief system, your ideology.
- So my entire belief system was very tenuous.
- You have to have a belief system that is both true and optimistic.
- You know, we're going to have these belief systems where we both believe we are right.
- We're talking about shared life mindset assets, shared belief systems, shared values.
- Well, what do we mean in saying that one belief system is compatible with the other?
- You know, I didn't feel like I needed any sort of belief system to express my views.
- Their entire belief system had to be rewritten.
- And so we create our own limited belief system.
- There's all kind of phrases that are brought into people's belief systems and then that's what they believe.
- You inherit belief systems from the people that surround you when you're young.
- I think the top one in my mind is a belief system that stress is good for you, OK?
- And when they gathered, they all had to affirm their belief system.
- Next thing you've got your belief system, God damn it.
- Well, I'm thinking in terms of belief systems, religions, belief systems.
- And that's how people take their belief system right now.
Examples
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So my entire belief system was very tenuous.
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It's part of their belief system that they should do it.
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You have to give them something to challenge their belief system about what it is you offer.
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You know, we're going to have these belief systems where we both believe we are right.
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I have that same belief system with everything.
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I decided a long time ago that I was gonna be open to everything... ... but not buy into any one and only belief system.
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I think the top one in my mind is a belief system that stress is good for you, OK?
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Well, what do we mean in saying that one belief system is compatible with the other?
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We're talking about shared life mindset assets, shared belief systems, shared values.
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As the head of a congregation, the cleric represents the belief system of a group of people.
Synonyms
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2.0
A set of beliefs and practices about a god or gods, often with worship and rules
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2.3
A religion or religious group someone belongs to, for example Christianity
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4.4
A set of ideas that guide how a person or group acts
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6.3
Ideas and beliefs that guide a group's political and social actions
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6.0
A set of beliefs taught and held by a group, for example a religion or political party
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Religious ideas and teachings held by one group
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7.7
A belief or idea leaders expect everyone to accept without question
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3.9
A shared set of ideas about a subject held by a group
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9.9
A set of ideas about what reality is and why it exists
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A set of ideas and beliefs that a group of thinkers accept
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A set of ideas about life, knowledge, or right and wrong that people accept and follow
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A group's organized beliefs and teachings about God and religion
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Morphology
The phrase denotes a 'system' made up of 'beliefs' and its meaning — a set or organized framework of beliefs or tenets — is directly and compositionally derivable from the constituents. This noun–noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Belief system creates a simple image: many beliefs working together like parts of a small machine or a map that guides you. The word belief is what someone thinks and system is a group that fits together, so the phrase means 'a set of ideas or rules that guide how a person thinks'.