"core belief" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: core beliefs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} core belief (plural core beliefs)
  1. (psychology, philosophy) 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. Categories (topical): Philosophy, Psychology Synonyms: basic belief, foundational belief, ultimate concern, ultimate reality Related terms: limiting belief Translations (assumptions that define an individual): اِعْتِقَاد أَسَاسِيّ (iʕtiqād ʔasāsiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), perususkomus (Finnish), Kernglaubenssatz [masculine] (German), Grundüberzeugung [feminine] (German), grundlegende Überzeugung [feminine] (German)

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