Collocations for belief - noun

absolute, deep-seated, deeply held, fervent, firm, passionate, profound, strong, strongly held, unshakable, unwavering
genuine, sincere
She was strict with her children in the genuine belief that it was the right thing to do.

common, commonly held, general, popular, widely held, widespread
mutual, shared
They had a shared belief in the power of education.

growing
long-held, long-standing
basic, central, core, fundamental
the basic beliefs of Christianity

personal, private
I think the rights and wrongs of eating meat are a matter of personal belief.

rational, reasonable
irrational, superstitious
paranormal, supernatural
instinctive
naive
strange
conflicting, contradictory
erroneous, false, misguided, mistaken
I took the job in the mistaken belief that I would be able to stay in Philadelphia.

ancient, folk, traditional
The people still follow their traditional beliefs.

orthodox
cultural, moral, philosophical, political, religious, spiritual, theological
They were persecuted for their religious beliefs.

Catholic, Christian, pagan, etc.

set, system
Each religion has its set of beliefs.

espouse, have, hold
I have very firm beliefs about moral issues.

share
He shared his father's belief that people should work hard for their living.

adhere to, cherish, cling to, follow, hold on to, stick to
She clung to the belief that he would come back to her.
The party must stick to its beliefs.

abandon, give up, renounce
lose
She has lost her belief in God.

affirm, assert, declare, express, state
Here the apostle Peter affirms his belief that the scriptures are ‘inspired’.

emphasize, stress
encourage, foster, fuel
The exam results encouraged the belief that he was a good teacher.

confirm, justify, reaffirm, reinforce, strengthen, support, validate
This latest evidence strengthens our belief that the government is doing the right thing.

reconcile
an attempt to reconcile apparently opposite beliefs

contradict
challenge, question, shake, shatter, undermine, weaken
The child's death shook her belief in God.

respect
You must respect other people's beliefs.

impose
He tried to impose his beliefs on other people.

beggar (esp. BrE), defy
It defies belief how things got this bad.

persist
Belief in the magical properties of this herb persisted down the centuries.

system

beyond belief (= too great, difficult, etc. to be believed)
Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief.
icy air that was cold beyond belief

in the belief that
She did it in the belief that it would help her career.

belief about
beliefs about the origin of the universe

belief among
There is a belief among young people that education is a waste of time.

belief in
a belief in God

contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people think)
Contrary to popular belief, deserts are not always hot.