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conviction
English
Etymology
From late Middle English conviction, from Anglo-Norman conviction, from Latin convicti?, from convictus, the past participle of convinc? (“to convict”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?v?k??n/
Noun
conviction (countable and uncountable, plural convictions)
- (countable) A firmly held belief.
- (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
- (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
- (uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[3]
- The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[3]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
Derived terms
- courage of one's convictions
Related terms
- convict
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convictio, convictionem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.vik.sj??/
- Homophone: convictions
- Hyphenation: con?vic?tion
Noun
conviction f (plural convictions)
- conviction
Derived terms
- pièce à conviction
Related terms
- convaincre
Further reading
- “conviction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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philosophy
English
Alternative forms
- philosophie (obsolete)
- phylosophie (obsolete)
- phylosophy (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Middle English philosophie, Old French philosophie, and their source, Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (philosophía), from ????? (phílos, “loving”) + ????? (sophía, “wisdom”). Synchronically, philo- +? -sophy. Displaced native Old English ?þwitegung.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /f??l?s?fi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??l?s?fi/
Noun
philosophy (countable and uncountable, plural philosophies)
- (uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom.
- (uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism.
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
- 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- (countable) A comprehensive system of belief.
- (countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
- (countable) A general principle (usually moral).
- (archaic) A broader branch of (non-applied) science.
- A calm and thoughtful demeanor; calmness of temper.
- (printing, dated) Synonym of small pica (especially in French printing).
- 2010, Thomas Wharton, Salamander, Emblem Editions (?ISBN)
- Although I prefer small pica. Or as its[sic] sometimes known, philosophy.
- – Small pica, or philosophy, she said. It sounds like the title of a novel. With a girl heroine.
- 2010, Thomas Wharton, Salamander, Emblem Editions (?ISBN)
Meronyms
- See also Thesaurus:philosophy
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
philosophy (third-person singular simple present philosophies, present participle philosophying, simple past and past participle philosophied)
- (now rare) To philosophize.
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of philosophical isms
- ideology
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “philosophy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- “philosophy” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- "philosophy" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 235.
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