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Definition of Believe in
1. Verb. Have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something. "John believes in oat bran"
Definition of Believe in
1. Verb. (transitive) To ascribe existence to ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To ascribe some powers or other attributes to ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To have confidence in a person or entity's ability to accomplish or attain something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Believe In
Literary usage of Believe in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Leviathan: Or, The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiastical by Thomas Hobbes (1885)
"But we are to observe that this phrase, "I believe in," as also the Latin, ...
For not only Christians, but all manner of men do so believe in God, ..."
2. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1894)
"I believe not in Moses; I believe in the first philosophers. I believe not in
the evangelists; I believe in Chubb, Collins, Toland, Tindal, and Hobbes. ..."
3. The Contemporary Review (1871)
"We believe in God, who is Intellect and Love, Educator and Lord. ... We believe
in a law of duty for all of us ; and that we are bound to love, ..."
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