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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cer·ti·tude       [sur-ti-tood, -tyood] Pronunciation Key
–noun
freedom from doubt, esp. in matters of faith or opinion; certainty.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < LL certitūdō, equiv. to L certi- (comb. form of certus sure; see certain) + -tūdō -tude]

assurance, conviction, belief.
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cer·ti·tude       (sûr'tĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence.
  2. Sureness of occurrence or result; inevitability.
  3. Something that is assured or unfailing: "eager to swap the hazards of American freedom for the gray certitudes of Soviet life" (Time). See Synonyms at certainty.


[Middle English, from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus, certain; see certain.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
certitude 
c.1432, from M.Fr. certitude "certainty," from L.L. certitudo "that which is certain," from L. certus (see certain).

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certitude

noun
total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Certitude

Cer"ti*tude\, n. [LL. certitudo, fr. L. certus: cf. F. certitude. See Certain.] Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty. --J. H. Newman.

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