<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a fixed or firm belief</li><li>No clever argument, no persuasive fact or theory could make a dent in his conviction in the rightness of his position.</li><li>the act of convicting someone, as in a court of law</li><li>a declaration that a person is guilty of an offense</li><li>the state of being convicted</li><li>the act of convincing a person by argument or evidence</li><li>the state of being convinced</li></ul>