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—misbeliever, n. —misbelievingly, adv./mis'bi leev"/, v., misbelieved, misbelieving. Obs.v.i.1. to believe wrongly; hold an erroneous belief.v.t.2. to disbelieve; doubt.[1250-1300; ME; see MIS-1, BELIEVE]
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Misbelieve — Mis be*lieve , v. i. To believe erroneously, or in a false religion. That misbelieving Moor. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misbelieve — index doubt (distrust), misdoubt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misbelieve — [mis΄bē lēv′] vi. misbelieved, misbelieving Archaic to hold unorthodox or heretical beliefs or opinions, esp. in religion misbelief n. misbeliever n … English World dictionary
misbelieve — intransitive verb Date: 14th century obsolete to hold a false or unorthodox belief … New Collegiate Dictionary
misbelieve — Synonyms and related words: be in error, be mistaken, be wrong, deny, deviate, disbelieve, discredit, err, fall into error, gag on, go astray, go wrong, negate, not admit, not believe, not buy, not swallow, refuse to admit, refuse to credit,… … Moby Thesaurus
misbelieve — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. err, have doubts, be unorthodox; see doubt 1 … English dictionary for students
misbelieve — v. disbelieve, doubt; believe mistakenly … English contemporary dictionary
misbelieve — mis·be·lieve … English syllables
misbelieve — /mɪsbəˈliv/ (say misbuh leev) verb (misbelieved, misbelieving) Obsolete –verb (i) 1. to believe wrongly; hold an erroneous belief. –verb (t) 2. to disbelieve; doubt. –misbeliever, noun …
misbelieve — verb hold a false or unorthodox belief • Derivationally related forms: ↑misbeliever • Topics: ↑religion, ↑faith, ↑religious belief • Hypernyms: ↑believe … Useful english dictionary
