妄もう信しん

also: もうしん

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

blind faith; blind acceptance; credulity

Uncritical belief or acceptance of something without evidence; often used in contexts like religion, ideology, or authority.

彼かれは教きょう祖その言こと葉ばを妄ぼう信しんしている。
He blindly believes in the founder's words.
情じょう報ほうを妄ぼう信しんせず、自じ分ぶんで確たしかめることが大たい切せつだ。
It's important not to blindly accept information but to verify it yourself.

Written forms

妄信Usage30%
- ぼうしん
  Common kanji form with the reading ぼうしん, marked as high priority.
- もうしん
盲もう信しんUsage70%
Alternate kanji form with the reading もうしん; both forms are used, but 妄信/ぼうしん is more standard.
もうしん

Kanji

盲blind, blind man, ignoramus
信faith, truth, fidelity
妄delusion, unnecessarily, without authority

Similar words

迷めい信しん
迷信 refers to superstition, often involving irrational beliefs in the supernatural, while 妄信 is broader and can apply to any uncritical belief.
盲もう従じゅう
盲従 means blind obedience or following someone without question, focusing on action rather than belief.

Etymology

Compound of 妄 (もう or ぼう, 'reckless, deluded') and 信 (しん, 'belief'). The reading ぼうしん is more common for 妄信, while 盲信 uses the reading もうしん with 盲 ('blind').