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Definition of False belief
1. Noun. A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning.
Specialized synonyms: Pseudoscience, Logical Fallacy, Pathetic Fallacy, Sophism, Sophistication, Sophistry, Paralogism
Generic synonyms: Misconception
Derivative terms: Fallacious
Lexicographical Neighbors of False Belief
Literary usage of False belief
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Science Monthly (1914)
"Let us consider the false belief regarding the day of the week. If the individual
who expresses the belief that " to-day is Sunday " when in reality it be ..."
2. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1915)
"In the case of true and false belief, on the contrary, the objects must be
different when the belief is true and when it is false; moreover inspection shows ..."
3. Christian Science in the Light of Holy Scripture by Isaac Massey Haldeman (1909)
"If death was a dream, a false belief, then He alone was responsible; this would
make Him the author of a false belief in His own mind. ..."
4. The Christian Science Journal by Mary Baker Eddy (1910)
"If the truth about him is that he is spiritual, then the belief that he is material
is a false belief, the unreality with respect to his being. ..."
5. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1907)
"Truth alone truly educates, and thus makes free, and in banishing the error of
false belief, truth banishes the suffering which false belief entails. ..."
6. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1898)
"Therefore, we should define an Insane delusion to be a false belief due to a
diseased or ... In every instance In which a false belief has been entertained, ..."
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