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- verb archaic Second-person singular present simple form of
believe
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all in five days, and all less than six thousand years ago; and if thou believest it not, in a sling shalt thou find thy hindermost quarters
Tony Hendra: Not The Bible -- The Ultimate and Eternal Parody 2009
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Truly i believest that i was posting a comment aligned to thy previous post concerning the iRANT Keyboard.
More whiney New Labour tofu eating cuntmonkeys: British Empire Ball. FIDO The Dog 2009
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Hasan hearing this gave his life up for lost and said to the Magian, “By the right of that thou worshippest and by the faith wherein thou believest, I conjure thee to tell me what is the object wherefor thou hast brought me!”
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“O Moslem, I conjure thee by thy faith and by that wherein thou believest, inform me whence thou haddest this kerchief;” and Nur al-Din replied, “Tis the handiwork of my lady mother,” — And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
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Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
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“Wretched man! believest thou not that after death comes the judgment?”
The Abbot 2008
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And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Nativity of St. John the Baptist Divers 2008
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And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart thou mayst.
Leviathan 2007
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Yes, thou enemy of God and man, who believest that God is all-powerful, and is at liberty to confer the gift of thought on every being whom He shall vouchsafe to choose, I will go and denounce thee to the inquisitor; I will have thee burned.
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If that which thou believest seems to thee to be true, there is no merit in believing it; if it seems to thee to be false, it is impossible for thee to believe it.
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