believing

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe +‎ -ing.

Verb

believing

1. present participle and gerund of believe

Etymology 2

From Middle English bilevinge, belewynge, equivalent to believe +‎ -ing.

Noun

believing (countable and uncountable, plural believings)

1. The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
2. Belief.
   • 2004, Dermot Moran, Lester E. Embree, Phenomenology: Critical Concepts in Philosophy, volume 2, page 337:

     Some believings are believings with simple certainty; others are more or less uncertain; still others are believings with a reassured certainty, perhaps after a time during which they were uncertain.

Derived terms

• unbelieving