monolithic belief
- noun
- /ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk bɪˈliːf/
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creencia monolítica
- The company's monolithic belief in its product line left no room for innovation or improvement.
Examples
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Many communities hold a monolithic belief that success only comes from traditional careers like medicine or law.
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Her monolithic belief about climate change made it difficult to engage in meaningful discussions with others.
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And once again, you seem to think that everyone at FDL has a monolithic belief in unlimited immigration.
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Morphology
The meaning 'a rigid, uniform, resistant-to-change belief' is directly derivable from combining 'monolithic' (rigid, indivisible, uniform) with 'belief' (a held conviction). This adjective+noun compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Monolithic belief comes from the image of a single large stone: monolithic means 'one big, solid block' and belief means 'a view'. So a monolithic belief is a view that is all the same and hard to change.