conviction
/kənˈvɪkʃən/ noun C1- A firmly held belief.
- A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
- The state of being wholly convinced.
- The state of being found or proved guilty.
Plural convictions
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Marilla smothered a smile under the conviction that Anne must be reproved for such a speech.
Matthew had declared to her his conviction that she “would beat the whole Island.” That, Anne felt, was something it would be foolish to hope for even in the wildest dreams.
“To yield without conviction is no compliment to the understanding of either.”
The idea soon reached to conviction, as she observed his increasing civilities towards herself, and heard his frequent attempt at a compliment on her wit and vivacity; and though more astonished than gratified herself by this effect of her charms, it was not long before her mother gave her to understand that the probability of their marriage was exceedingly agreeable to _her_.
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