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| chauvinism |
biased and nonobjective belief in the superiority of one's own sex. [1/2 definitions] |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| clan |
a group of people associated or united by a common interest or belief. [1/3 definitions] |
| committed |
dedicated or devoted, as to a cause, belief, activity, or person. [1/2 definitions] |
| condescending |
displaying a belief that one is superior, due to having greater intelligence, being of a higher class, having greater importance, or the like. |
| confess |
to declare or acknowledge belief in (a creed, set of religious principles, or the like). [1/6 definitions] |
| conventional wisdom |
a belief or set of beliefs that is held by most people. |
| conviction |
a belief or opinion that is strongly held. [1/3 definitions] |
| convinced |
confident in one's belief about something. [1/2 definitions] |
| credible |
deserving of belief; trustworthy. [1/2 definitions] |
| creditable |
deserving of belief or recognition. [1/2 definitions] |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, esp. a religious one; creed. [1/2 definitions] |
| deism |
the belief, based only on reason and on evidence in nature, and not on any supernatural revelation, in the existence of a god who created the universe. (Cf. theism.) |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| delusion |
a mistaken or false belief, esp. one that persists despite evidence to the contrary, as in certain abnormal mental states. [1/2 definitions] |
| demonism |
the belief in, worship of, or study of demons. |
| denial |
a refusal to accept a theory, doctrine, or belief. [1/5 definitions] |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably determined by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disbelief |
a lack of belief; refusal or unwillingness to believe. |
| disbelieve |
to refuse to believe in; withhold belief from. [2 definitions] |
| discredit |
lack or loss of belief or trust; doubt; distrust. [1/6 definitions] |
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