I found usages of both "beliefs" and "believes" and am confused while using a plural of 'belief'. So, I want to know which is the correct plural of 'belief'? Is it believes or beliefs?
Answer
Actually they are different.
Believe is a verb which is simply used for accepting the truth.
Example: He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence.
In above example the word "believes" is used as a third-person singular simple present.
Belief is a noun which is generally used for acceptance/confidence in truth, faith or trust.
Example: I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.
In above example, the word "beliefs" is used as plural of belief.
So, The difference is:
- Beliefs is the plural of a noun belief
- Believes is the use of a verb believe in third-person singular simple present
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