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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

sistema di credenze

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sisˈtɛ.ma di kreˈdɛn.tse/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Belief-system/bɪˈliːf ˌsɪs.təm/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il loro sistema di credenze si basa su principi antichi."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A structured set of mutually supportive beliefs, such as religion, philosophy, or ideology, that form an individual's or group's comprehensive understanding of the world.

    "Her spiritual belief-system guides every ethical decision she makes."
  2. 2

    An interconnected network of cognitive principles that dictate how a person interprets reality and evaluates experiences.

    "Sociological analysis often reveals how cultural contexts shape collective belief-systems."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'belief' (derived from Old English 'gelēafa', meaning trust or confidence) and 'system' (from Late Latin 'systema', from Greek 'systēma', meaning an organized whole). First appearing in the mid-19th century, it evolved in anthropological and psychological discourse to describe structured sets of tenets or convictions held by individuals or groups.

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