adherents (of) | a people who supports a particular idea or party |
adherence, to adhere to | adherent of - abstract noun + verb |
convert (to) | sb who has taken on a new set of beliefs |
conversion, to convert | convert to - abstract noun + verb |
fanatic | sb with a very strong belief (disapproving) |
fanaticism, fanatical | fanatic - abstract noun + adjective |
radical | sob who believes there should be extreme political change, either of a left- or right-wing nature |
radicalism | radical - abstract noun |
reactionary | sb opposed to change or new ideas |
reaction | reactionary - abstract noun |
bigot | sb with strong unreasonable beliefs who thinks that anyone with other beliefs is wrong (disapprovin) |
bigotry,bigoted | bigotry - abstract noun + adjective |
assumption | unquestioning acceptance that sth is true |
to derive from, to stem from | to have its orgins in (X2) |
to eradicate | to abolish or get rid of |
postulates | basic pronciples |
to postulate | postulates - verb |
consciousness | awareness |
to usher in | to introduce |
credible | believable |
credulous | too willing to believe what you're told |
incredulous | not wanting or able to believe sth |
credence | acceptance that sth is true (formal) |
give/ lend/ add credence to | .... credence to (verbs - x3) |
gullible | easily tricked into believing things that may not be true |
ingenuous | trusting, sicere, often in a way that seems foolish |
(im)plausible | (un)convincing |
a plausible argument | przekonujący argument |
an inplausible exuse | nieprzekonująca wymówka |
to ascribe (formal), to attribute (sth to sb/sth) | to consider sth to be caused, created or posseses by sb or sth (x2) |
a tenet | one of the principle on which a belief is based |
to give sb the benefit of the doubt | to accept sb is telling the truth even though it is not certain |
to take sth with a pinch of salt | to believe not totally what you are told |
I'll believe it when I see it! | uwierzę jak zobaczę (informal) |
I don't buy it! | nie kupuję tego! (informal) |
I wasn't born yesterday! | nie urodziłem się wczoraj (informal) |
What d'you take me for? | za kogo mnie wziales? (informal) |
pull the other one! | p... (informal way of saying I don't believ you) |
A likely story! | a... (informal way of saying I don't believ you) |
to seek | to want to achieve |
to be anxious to | to want to very much |
universally | totally |
range | variety |
with little in comon | not sharing much |