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Synonyms for conviction
kənˈvɪk ʃəncon·vic·tion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. conviction

    Belief, as an intellectual process, is the acceptance of some thing as true on other grounds than personal observation and experience. We give credence to a report, assent to a proposition or to a proposal. Belief is stronger than credence; credence might be described as a prima facie belief; credence is a more formal word than belief, and seems to imply somewhat more of volition; we speak of giving credence to a report, but not of giving belief. Goods are sold on credit; we give one credit for good intentions. Conviction is a belief established by argument or evidence; assurance is belief beyond the reach of argument; as, the Christian's assurance of salvation. An opinion is a general conclusion held as probable, tho without full certainty; a persuasion is a more confident opinion, involving the heart as well as the intellect. In religion, a doctrine is a statement of belief regarding a single point; a creed is a summary statement of doctrines. Confidence is a firm dependence upon a statement as true, or upon a person as worthy. Reliance is confidence on which we act or are ready to act unquestioningly; we have a calm reliance upon the uniformity of nature. Trust is a practical and tranquil resting of the mind upon the integrity, kindness, friendship, or promises of a person; we have trust in God. Faith is a union of belief and trust. Faith is chiefly personal; belief may be quite impersonal; we speak of belief of a proposition, faith in a promise, because the promise emanates from a person. But belief in a person is often used with no appreciable difference from faith. In religion it is common to distinguish between intellectual belief of religious truth, as any other truth might be believed, and belief of the heart, or saving faith.

    Synonyms:
    assent, assurance, belief, confidence, credence, credit, creed, doctrine, faith, opinion, reliance, trust

    Antonyms:
    denial, disbelief, dissent, distrust, doubt, doubt, incredulity, infidelity, misgiving, rejection, skepticism, suspicion, unbelief

    Preposition:
    Have faith in God; the faith of the gospel.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. conviction

    Synonyms:
    assurance, persuasion, belief

    Antonyms:
    doubt, giving, disbelief

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. conviction, strong belief, article of faithnoun

    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

    Synonyms:
    condemnation, credendum, article of faith, judgment of conviction, strong belief, sentence

    Antonyms:
    acquittal

  2. conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentencenoun

    (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

    "the conviction came as no surprise"

    Synonyms:
    article of faith, strong belief, condemnation, sentence, time, prison term, judgment of conviction, curse, execration, disapprobation

    Antonyms:
    acquittal

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. convictionnoun

    Synonyms:
    proof of guilt, detection in guilt

  2. convictionnoun

    Synonyms:
    confutation, refutation

  3. convictionnoun

    Synonyms:
    persuasion, sentiment, judgment, consciousness

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How to use conviction in a sentence?

  1. Anthony Scott:

    Now that Michael Slager has pleaded guilty to a willful violation, admitted the facts we set out to prove and waived the right to appeal Michael Slager conviction, a successive prosecution by the State is not necessary.

  2. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fourth Inaugural Address, Jan. 20, 1945:

    We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or with fear. We can gain it only if we proceed with the understanding, the confidence, and the courage which flow from conviction.

  3. Gianni Infantino:

    For a couple of years, I was saying it would be World Cup ever, today I can say that with more conviction.

  4. Angela Merkel:

    It is my deep conviction that the migration question decides whether Europe will last.

  5. Harry Emerson Fosdick:

    Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.


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