convictional
ʃən noun
1.
a fixed or firm belief: No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.
2.
the act of convicting; a declaration that a person is guilty of an offense.
3.
the state of being convicted.
4.
the act of moving a person by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action; the act of convincing.
5.
the state of being convinced.
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conviction (kənˈvɪkʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the state or appearance of being convinced |
| 2. | a fixed or firmly held belief, opinion, etc |
| 3. | the act of convincing |
| 4. | the act or an instance of convicting or the state of being convicted |
| 5. | carry conviction to be convincing |
| con'victional | |
| —adj | |
| conviction (kənˈvɪkʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the state or appearance of being convinced |
| 2. | a fixed or firmly held belief, opinion, etc |
| 3. | the act of convincing |
| 4. | the act or an instance of convicting or the state of being convicted |
| 5. | carry conviction to be convincing |
| con'victional | |
| —adj | |
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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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