believing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of believe

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
2. (countable, uncountable)Belief.

   “Some believings are believings with simple certainty; others are more or less uncertain; still others are believings with a reassured certainty, perhaps after a time during which they were uncertain.”