Persuasion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Persuasion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Persuasion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
persuasion n the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action Synonym(s): persuasion, suasion Antonym(s): dissuasion a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" Synonym(s): opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Persuasion \Persua"sion\, n. [L. persuasio; Cf. F. persuasion.] 1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination. For thou hast all the arts of fine persuasion. --Otway. 2. The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced. If the general persuasion* of all men does so account it. --Hooker. My firm persuasion is, at least sometimes, That Heaven will weigh man's virtues and his crimes With nice attention. --Cowper. 3. A creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion; all persuasions are agreed. Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. --Jefferson. 4. The power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness. Is 't possible that my deserts to you Can lack persuasion? --Shak. 5. That which persuades; a persuasive. [R.] Syn: See {Conviction}.