conviction
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,354 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,361 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence also: strong belief, article of faith
- (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed also: judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence the conviction came as no surprise
conviction in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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To me my voice had had no ring of conviction.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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Our settled conviction had been so long that he was dead.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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What he sought was not conviction, nor the most probable presumptions, but the most absolute certainty.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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And from this, more than from anything else, do we derive our firm conviction of the success of our work.'
Freeland: A Social Anticipation · Theodor Hertzka · Chapter 1
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For each class goes away confident that the president at least shares its conviction that it is the best class ever graduated.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1