Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
Religious faith.
One's religious or moral convictions.
The quality or state of believing.
Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered.
Something believed.
That which causes despair.
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
That which is despaired of.
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
To cause to despair.