Scientists, by definition, believe in evidence and proof.
Baptists, by definition, believe that baptism must be an informed choice by the individual, therefore limited to adults; Calvinists believe infants may be baptised.
The Home Office is particularly worried by a section of the judgment that says access to retained data should only be permitted in "precisely defined serious offences", a definition it believes will prove too restrictive.
The new administration's position had been the subject of wide speculation before a court deadline Friday for the administration to tell federal judges what definition it believes the courts should use in the habeas corpus cases reviewing detainees' cases.
Because they shared the theological position of the Byzantine emperor, they were derisively termed Melchites that is, Royalists or Emperor's Men (from Syriac malkā: "king")—by those who rejected the Chalcedonian definition and believed in only one nature in Christ (the Monophysite heresy).
Note that on this definition, merely believing that God created is not enough to be a creationist; it is necessary also to reject evolution.
While there's no perfect definition, we believe the categorization of businesses with less than $20 million in annual revenue is a good representation of small business".
You know, I'm always a little bit puzzled when any woman of whatever age, but particularly a young woman, says something like – and you've heard it – 'well I believe in equal rights, but I'm not a feminist.' "Well, a feminist is by definition someone who believes in equal rights.
According to such a definition, someone who believes that he has suffered a slight from a person who is not entitled to do so, etc., will become angry.
By that definition, the court believes that Pastafarianism falls way short.
