Collocation: belief

belief noun

adjective

absolute , deep-seated , deeply held , fervent , firm , passionate , profound , strong , strongly held , unshakable , unwavering

genuine , sincere

She was strict with her children in the genuine ~ that it was the right thing to do.

common , commonly held , general , popular , widely held , widespread

mutual , shared

They had a shared ~ in the power of education.

growing

long - held , long-standing

basic , central , core , fundamental

the basic ~s of Christianity

personal , private

I think the rights and wrongs of eating meat are a matter of personal ~.

rational , reasonable

irrational , superstitious

paranormal , supernatural

instinctive

naive

strange

conflicting , contradictory

erroneous , false , misguided , mistaken

I took the job in the mistaken ~ that I would be able to stay in Philadelphia.

ancient , folk , traditional

The people still follow their traditional ~s.

orthodox

cultural , moral , philosophical , political , religious , spiritual , theological

They were persecuted for their religious ~s.

Catholic , Christian , pagan , etc.

… of beliefs

set , system

Each religion has its set of ~s.

verb + belief

espouse , have , hold

I have very firm ~s about moral issues.

share

He shared his father's ~ that people should work hard for their living.

adhere to , cherish , cling to , follow , hold on to , stick to

She clung to the ~ that he would come back to her.

The party must stick to its ~s.

abandon , give up , renounce

lose

She has lost her ~ in God.

affirm , assert , declare , express , state

Here the apostle Peter affirms his ~ that the scriptures are ‘inspired’.

emphasize , stress

encourage , foster , fuel

The exam results encouraged the ~ that he was a good teacher.

confirm , justify , reaffirm , reinforce , strengthen , support , validate

This latest evidence strengthens our ~ that the government is doing the right thing.

reconcile

an attempt to reconcile apparently opposite ~s

contradict

challenge , question , shake , shatter , undermine , weaken

The child's death shook her ~ in God.

respect

You must respect other people's ~s.

impose

He tried to impose his ~s on other people.

beggar ( esp. BrE ) , defy

It defies ~ how things got this bad.

belief + verb

persist

Belief in the magical properties of this herb persisted down the centuries.

belief + noun

system

preposition

beyond   ~ (= too great, difficult, etc. to be believed)

Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond ~.

icy air that was cold beyond ~

in the   ~   that

She did it in the ~ that it would help her career.

~   about

~s about the origin of the universe

~   among

There is a ~ among young people that education is a waste of time.

~   in

a ~ in God

phrases

contrary to popular ~ (= in spite of what people think)

Contrary to popular ~, deserts are not always hot.