Belief
Belief noun - Mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon.
Higher power and belief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Higher power" instead a noun "Belief".
Higher power
Belief and higher power are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Belief" instead a noun phrase "Higher power".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Those few protagonists who espouse a belief in a higher power are, at most, vaguely Deist.
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Brandon Sanderson has said that this refers to belief in a higher power that has nothing to do with Adonalsium.
Source: Literature / The Cosmere - Rush has BU2B which is protesting spiritual leaders shoving down specific dogmas down people's throats- not so much belief in a higher power.
Source: Religion Rant Song
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