What is another word for general belief?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈɛnəɹə͡l bɪlˈiːf] (IPA)

The phrase "general belief" can be replaced with several synonyms, depending on the context and intended meaning. One alternative term is "commonly held opinion" or "popular notion," which indicate a widely accepted idea among a group or community. Another option is "prevailing view," which suggests that a particular belief is dominant or influential within a given context. Additionally, "consensus belief" conveys a sense of agreement or unanimity among a group or population. Other terms that can be used as synonyms for "general belief" include "conventional wisdom," "received wisdom," and "established belief".

What are the hypernyms for General belief?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with General belief

  • I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right.
    Henry Bessemer
  • Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.
    Peter Ustinov
  • I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right.
    Henry Bessemer
  • Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.
    Peter Ustinov
  • It is plain that God does not employ drugs or hygiene, nor provide them for human use; else Jesus would have recommended and employed them in his healing. The sick are more deplorably lost than the sinning, if the sick cannot rely on God for help and the sinning can. … The universal belief in physics weighs against the high and mighty truths of Christian metaphysics. This erroneous general belief, which sustains medicine and produces all medical results, works against Christian Science[.] … If we would heal by the Spirit, we must not hide the talent of spiritual healing under the napkin of its form[.] … The tender word and Christian encouragement of an invalid, pitiful patience with his fears and the removal of them, are better than hecatombs of gushing theories, stereotyped borrowed speeches, and the doling of arguments, which are but so many parodies on legitimate Christian Science, aflame with divine Love.
    Mary Baker Eddy

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