self-conviction
English
Etymology
self- + conviction
Noun
self-conviction (uncountable)
- Conviction proceeding from one's own consciousness, knowledge, or confession.
- 1774, Jonathan Swift, The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift:
- No wonder such a spirit, in such a situation, is provoked beyond the regards of religion or self-conviction.
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References
- Ogilvie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).