personal belief
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3.9
- noun
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convicción personal
- Her personal belief in helping others led her to volunteer at the local shelter.
- managers' personal beliefs
- personal beliefs and values
- expressing personal beliefs
And that's over time, our, our personal beliefs have been evolving.
- And that's over time, our, our personal beliefs have been evolving.
- What Robert's always trying to do is change his perspective on his own personal belief.
- And so if it's funny, I tell people when something aligns with our personal beliefs, our level of skepticism is basically nothing.
- And my personal belief is that the most toxic over accumulation is of money.
- Science is what is, but it's done by humans, and humans are fallible, imperfect people with their own personal beliefs and biases.
- And that's, that is the best way for a researcher's bias, their personal beliefs to actually slip into the results of the study.
- Jennifer has said that her passion for giving back stems from a personal belief that all children deserve the right to quality healthcare.
- Now I do believe, my personal belief is that we are of all of equal value under God, meaning we need each other.
- And despite their personal beliefs, like could never check it.
- And we shout at each other, then we want to know is, does the claim it's personal belief somehow enter in?
- I believe my personal belief is that the whole art of making music and songwriting and stuff has been dumbed down to the point of being a legal hustle.
Examples
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That's just my personal belief.
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But your personal beliefs should not be the basis for public policy.
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Now I do believe, my personal belief is that we are of all of equal value under God, meaning we need each other.
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What's your personal belief on death?
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Our personal beliefs lift us to a higher place.
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Truth be told, nobody ever questioned his personal beliefs because it simply never came up.
Blog text (9) -
Jennifer has said that her passion for giving back stems from a personal belief that all children deserve the right to quality healthcare.
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Self-efficacy is the personal belief that students have about their ability to succeed at a particular task.
Academic text (2001) -
We distinguish between our personal convictions and professional duties and do not allow our personal beliefs to interfere?
Academic text (2015) -
Science is what is, but it's done by humans, and humans are fallible, imperfect people with their own personal beliefs and biases.
Synonyms
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1.5
A personal opinion or belief about something
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1.0
A person's view about something
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1.1
A feeling that something is true even without proof
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4.5
A strong belief or opinion that someone is sure about
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3.4
A person's belief, often about politics or religion
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3.6
A sure feeling that something is true
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a conviction held by an individual' is directly derivable from combining 'personal' (relating to a particular person) with 'belief' (a held conviction). This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase personal belief comes from the image of a person holding something private: personal shows it belongs to one person, and belief is like a small object kept close to the heart. So, it means a private 'opinion' or 'conviction' that guides what someone does.