Meaning & use
convictions
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Firmly held beliefs or opinions that a person is confident are true.
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She spoke with such conviction about her political beliefs that even critics listened.
He refused to compromise his convictions, even when it cost him the promotion.
A note on using this word
Also used in a legal sense to mean formally being found guilty of a crime — a very different meaning that context usually makes clear.
Words with a similar meaning
beliefsprinciples
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Words with an opposite meaning
doubts
Another way to use it
2. noun
A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense.
He had two prior convictions for shoplifting.
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