noun
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
These words of Cyprian do nothing prove your pretensed assertion; which is, that to the Church of Rome there could come no misbelief.
From Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
In France, so completely had the Waldenses monopolized the field of misbelief in the public mind that sorcery became popularly known as vauderie and witches as vaudoises.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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