noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kənˈvɪkʃən/
[kənˈvɪkʃən] ~ [kənˈvɪkʃn̩]
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rhymes with -ɪkʃən
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N V IH1 K SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A firmly held belief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: resolution
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: condemnation, judgement
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The state of being wholly convinced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convincement
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The state of being found or proved guilty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: condemnation
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the conviction came as no surprise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: strong belief, article of faith
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: belief
Narrower terms: amateurism
History
Etymology
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convictiō, from convictus, the past participle of convincō (“to convict”). Equivalent to convict + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
համոզմունք
(hamozmunkʻ)
— firmly held belief
Azerbaijani:
əqidə
— firmly held belief
Belarusian:
перакананне
(pjerakanannje)
— firmly held belief
Bulgarian:
убеждение
(ubeždenie)
— firmly held belief
Catalan:
convicció
— firmly held belief
Chinese Mandarin:
信念
(xìnniàn)
— firmly held belief
Czech:
přesvědčení
— firmly held belief
Danish:
overbevisning
— firmly held belief
Dutch:
overtuiging
— firmly held belief
Faroese:
sannføring
— firmly held belief
Finnish:
vakaumus
— firmly held belief
Galician:
convicción
— firmly held belief
German:
Überzeugung
— firmly held belief
Greek:
πεποίθηση
(pepoíthisi)
— firmly held belief
Greek:
πίστη
(písti)
— firmly held belief
Hungarian:
meggyőződés
— firmly held belief
Italian:
convinzione
— firmly held belief
Japanese:
信念
(shin'nen)
— firmly held belief
Macedonian:
убедување
(ubeduvanje)
— firmly held belief
Norwegian Bokmål:
overbevisning
— firmly held belief
Plautdietsch:
Äwazeijunk
— firmly held belief
Polish:
przekonanie
— firmly held belief
Polish:
przeświadczenie
— firmly held belief
Portuguese:
convicção
— firmly held belief
Romanian:
convingere
— firmly held belief
Romanian:
credință
— firmly held belief
Russian:
убеждённость
(ubeždjónnostʹ)
— firmly held belief
Russian:
убежде́ние
(ubeždénije)
— firmly held belief
Sicilian:
cumminziuni
— firmly held belief
Slovene:
prepričanje
— firmly held belief
Spanish:
convicción
— firmly held belief
Swedish:
övertygelse
— firmly held belief
Ukrainian:
переконання
(perekonannja)
— firmly held belief
Yiddish:
איבערצײַגונג
(ibertsaygung)
— firmly held belief
Bulgarian:
осъждане
(osǎždane)
— judgement of guilt
Catalan:
condemna
— judgement of guilt
Czech:
odsouzení
— judgement of guilt
Czech:
usvědčení
— judgement of guilt
Dutch:
veroordeling
— judgement of guilt
Esperanto:
kondamno
— judgement of guilt
Faroese:
sakfelling
— judgement of guilt
Finnish:
langettava tuomio
— judgement of guilt
German:
Verurteilung
— judgement of guilt
Greek:
καταδίκη
(katadíki)
— judgement of guilt
Ancient Greek:
καταδίκη
(katadíkē)
— judgement of guilt
Hebrew:
הרשעה
(harsha'a)
— judgement of guilt
Hungarian:
elítélő határozat
— judgement of guilt
Hungarian:
elítélés
— judgement of guilt
Indonesian:
pidana
— judgement of guilt
Indonesian:
pemidanaan
— judgement of guilt
Italian:
condanna
— judgement of guilt
Japanese:
有罪判決
(yūzaihanketsu)
— judgement of guilt
Malay:
sabitan
— judgement of guilt
Māori:
mau tangetange
— judgement of guilt
Norwegian Bokmål:
dom
— judgement of guilt
Norwegian Bokmål:
fellende dom
— judgement of guilt
Norwegian Bokmål:
domsavsigelse
— judgement of guilt
Polish:
wyrok
— judgement of guilt
Portuguese:
condenação
— judgement of guilt
Russian:
осужде́ние
(osuždénije)
— judgement of guilt
Sicilian:
cunnanna
— judgement of guilt
Slovene:
obsodba
— judgement of guilt
Swedish:
fällande dom
— judgement of guilt
Tagalog:
hatulsala
— judgement of guilt
Bulgarian:
убеденост
(ubedenost)
— state of being convinced
Bulgarian:
увереност
(uverenost)
— state of being convinced
Esperanto:
konvinkiĝo
— state of being convinced
Finnish:
vakuuttuneisuus
— state of being convinced
Middle English:
stedefastnesse
— state of being convinced
Norwegian Bokmål:
overbevisning
— state of being convinced
Sicilian:
cumminziuni
— state of being convinced
Spanish:
convencimiento
— state of being convinced
Ukrainian:
перекона́ння
(perekonánnja)
— state of being convinced
Finnish:
syyllisyys
— state of being found or proved guilty
Italian:
colpevolezza
— state of being found or proved guilty
Sicilian:
curpivulizza
— state of being found or proved guilty