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misbelief

American  
[mis-bi-leef] / ˌmɪs bɪˈlif /

noun

  1. erroneous belief; false opinion.

  2. erroneous or unorthodox religious belief.


misbelief British  
/ ˌmɪsbɪˈliːf /

noun

  1. a false or unorthodox belief

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of misbelief

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

Example Sentences

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It is a common misbelief that Toyko G.C. was designed by C.H.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 14, 2020

Studies on the psychology of vaccination indicate that “education reduced misbelief, but it also reduced the likelihood that people already uneasy about the vaccine would plan to get it.”

From Time • Oct. 22, 2015

I'm only interested in looking back now because I have this misbelief about my life.

From Time Magazine Archive

How had it happened that the Catholic faith was considered throughout the West the mark of the Roman subject; and the Arian misbelief the mark of the Teuton invader and governor?

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

Among those kings was Chosroes,65 to whom Muḥammad sent a blessed epistle summoning him unto God and forbidding him from misbelief.

From The Summons of the Lord of Hosts by Bahá'u'lláh

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