CONVICTIONS Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word convictions. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONVICTIONS
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| ethos | nounn | |||||||
noun • (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era | ||||||||
| ideology | nounn | |||||||
noun • an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation • imaginary or visionary theorization | ||||||||
| morals | nounn | |||||||
noun • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong | ||||||||
| philosophy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school • the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics • any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation | ||||||||
| values | nounn | |||||||
noun • beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) | ||||||||
| beliefs | nounn | |||||||
noun • any cognitive content held as true • a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | ||||||||
| principles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • a rule or standard especially of good behavior • a basic truth or law or assumption • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • rule of personal conduct • (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) | ||||||||
| condemnation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable • (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) • an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group • the condition of being strongly disapproved of • (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | ||||||||
| sentence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language • (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed • the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned verb • pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law | ||||||||
| article of faith | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided • an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence | ||||||||
| judgment of conviction | nounn | |||||||
noun • (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | ||||||||
| strong belief | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence | ||||||||
