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prevailing belief

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Unfortunately, the prevailing belief among those who sell K2, on places like herbal-x.

The fresh-water fisherman had expressed the prevailing belief that the young ladies were overmatched.

Several gentlemen differed in principle from the prevailing belief of the churches, and chose to leave the colony.

As a side light on the prevailing belief in the powers of the medicine man, the following communication is given.

The other was in North Africa; and here, endless punishment was the prevailing belief on the subject of future destiny.

There was a prevailing belief that men who had been outspoken in opposition to Mormonism were marked.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prevailing belief, such as: climate of opinion, community sentiment, consensus gentium, conventional wisdom, general belief, and group pressure.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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