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Unbelief

The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.

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Agnosticism 76% connected

That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies.

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Atheism 76% connected

The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.

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Scepticism 76% connected

etc. See Skeptic, Skeptical, Skepticism, etc.

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Skepticism 76% connected

An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Disbelief 92% connected

The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent,…

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Episteme noun · 86% connection

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

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General knowledge noun · 86% connection

knowledge that is available to anyone

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Lexis noun · 86% connection

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

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Mental attitude noun · 86% connection

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…

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Mental lexicon noun · 86% connection

a language user's knowledge of words

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Mental object noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Noesis noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Animism noun · 78% connection

The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended se…

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Assurance noun · 78% connection

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that fa…

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Authority noun · 78% connection

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that fa…

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Belief noun · 78% connection

Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal…

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Bigot noun · 78% connection

A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or d…

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Confidence noun · 78% connection

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that fa…

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Deforcement noun · 78% connection

A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: withholding, belief, doubt, incredulity, skepticism.
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Delusion noun · 78% connection

That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: withholding, belief, doubt, incredulity, skepticism.
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Detention noun · 78% connection

The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: withholding, belief, doubt, incredulity, skepticism.
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Distance noun · 78% connection

A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.

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Doubt verb · 78% connection

To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to be undecided as to t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: withholding, belief, doubt, incredulity, skepticism.
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Doubtance noun · 78% connection

State of being in doubt; uncertainty; doubt.

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