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misbelief

[ mis-bi-leef ]

/ ˌmɪs bɪˈlif /

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noun

erroneous belief; false opinion.

erroneous or unorthodox religious belief.

Origin of misbelief

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at mis-¹, belief

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH misbelief

disbelief misbelief unbelief

Words nearby misbelief

misarrange, misbecome, misbegotten, misbehave, misbehavior, misbelief, misbelieve, misbrand, misc., misc. doc., miscalculate

Example sentences from the Web for misbelief

O how thy most beauty hast thou lost for thy incredulity and misbelief!

Legends and Satires from Medival Literature |Various
Ye do well to take yourself at the right stot when ye wrong Christ by doubting and misbelief.

Letters of Samuel Rutherford |Samuel Rutherford
Satur, procurator of Huneric, often spoke against Arian misbelief.

The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March |Sabine Baring-Gould
For first, (I), The text thus maimed afforded countenance to another form of misbelief.

The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels |John Burgon

As a judge, he was vindicating the faith and avenging God for the wrongs inflicted on him by misbelief.

A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I |Henry Charles Lea

British Dictionary definitions for misbelief

misbelief

/ (ˌmɪsbɪˈliːf) /

noun

a false or unorthodox belief