Noun
The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or adjudging, guilty of an offense.
A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal.
The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.
The state of being convinced or convicted; strong persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated from the Divine Nature; for that which is foreign by nature does not share in the same honors. Basil of Caesarea
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. Victor Hugo
The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved. Victor Hugo
You must die for your own sacred conviction. Zimbabwe Proverb
Force may lead to agreement, but truth will lead to conviction. Chinese Proverb
Not he who has many ideas but he who has one conviction may become a great man. American Proverb