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con·vic·tion

   [kuhn-vik-shuhn]
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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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin convictiōn- (stem of convictiō) proof (of guilt). See convict, -ion

Related forms
con·vic·tion·al, adjective
non·con·vic·tion, noun
pre·con·vic·tion, noun
pro·con·vic·tion, adjective
re·con·vic·tion, noun

Synonyms
1. See belief.

Antonyms
5. doubt, uncertainty.

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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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convictions
"those ideas which one believes to be true," 1883, from pl. of conviction.
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