self-conviction

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English

Etymology

From self- +‎ conviction.

Noun

self-conviction (uncountable)

  1. 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.

References

  • Ogilvie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).