misbelief

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English

Etymology

From Middle English misbileve, from mis- +‎ bileve; equivalent to mis- +‎ belief. Compare later misbelieve.

Noun

misbelief (plural misbeliefs)

  1. an erroneous belief
  2. (religion) a heresy; an unorthodox belief
  3. (obsolete) doubt; an erroneous lack of belief.