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MISBELIEVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does misbelieve mean?
• MISBELIEVE (verb)
The verb MISBELIEVE has 1 sense:
1. hold a false or unorthodox belief
Familiarity information: MISBELIEVE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hold a false or unorthodox belief
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "misbelieve" is one way to...):
believe (follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
misbeliever (a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church)
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