core belief

noun

An epistemic assumption that defines an individual or belief system and his or its self-perception and is therefore felt to be true regardless of its truth value.

Similar
basic belieffoundational beliefultimate concernultimate reality
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Meanings

nouncore belief (plural core beliefs)

plural core beliefs

  1. human sciencesAn epistemic assumption that defines an individual or belief system and his or its self-perception and is therefore felt to be true regardless of its truth value.

    Synonyms: basic belief, foundational belief, ultimate concern, ultimate reality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn epistemic assumption that defines an individual or belief system and his or its self-perception and is therefore felt to be true regardless of its truth value.

Similar
basic belieffoundational beliefultimate concernultimate reality
Also see
basic belieffoundational belief

Translations

Arabic اِعْتِقَاد أَسَاسِيّ
  • اِعْتِقَاد أَسَاسِيّ (iʕtiqād ʔasāsiyy)assumptions that define an individual
Finnish perususkomus
  • perususkomusassumptions that define an individual
German Kernglaubenssatz, Grundüberzeugung
  • Kernglaubenssatzassumptions that define an individual
  • Grundüberzeugungassumptions that define an individual
  • grundlegende Überzeugungassumptions that define an individual
Cite this entry
APA

core belief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/core%20belief

MLA

“core belief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/core%20belief. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “core belief,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/core%20belief.

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