conviction.

1. A belief held with strong confidence.

2. Strength of confidence or commitment conveyed in speech or action.

3. A formal determination that someone is guilty of an offense.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• deep conviction
• political conviction

On the page

Her conviction survived the humiliating defeat.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Singular conviction; plural convictions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, atmosphere, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.