believing

Etymology 1

From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of believe

Etymology 2

From Middle English bilevinge, belewynge, equivalent to believe + -ing.

noun

1. The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
2. 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. 2004, Dermot Moran, Lester E. Embree, Phenomenology: Critical Concepts in Philosophy, volume 2, page 337