Belief has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
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| 1. | Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. | |
| 2. | Some think that a belief in Santa Claus is on a par with belief in God. | |
| 3. | "When you woke up this morning, what gave you the belief that this moment was possible?" "No, there was no belief." | |
| 4. | It is a prevalent belief, according to a nationwide poll in the United States, that Muslims are linked with terrorism. | |
| 5. | Joan of Arc refused to renounce her belief that the voice she heard was from God and none other. | |
| 6. | Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self. | |
| 7. | Nothing can ever stagger her belief. | |
| 8. | I have a firm belief in his innocence. | |
| 9. | The devout Christian persists in his belief. | |
| 10. | The old belief is still widely current. |