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n-
noun
1.
a fixed or firm belief.
2.
the act of convicting.
3.
the state of being convicted.
4.
the act of convincing.
5.
the state of being convinced.
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Word Origin & History
conviction
late 15c., "the proving of guilt," from L. convictionem, noun of action from convincere (see convince). Meaning "mental state of being convinced" is from 1690s; that of "firm belief, a belief held as proven" is from 1841.
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