different between conviction vs teaching

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)

1. (countable) A firmly held belief.
2. (countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
3. (uncountable) The state of being found or proved guilty.
4. (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.

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)

1. 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).

English

Alternative forms

• teachyng (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ti?t???/
• Rhymes: -i?t???

Etymology 1

From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English t??ing, t??ung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach +? -ing.

Noun

teaching (countable and uncountable, plural teachings)

1. Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

   Many follow the teachings of Confucius.

2. The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when s/he traches.

   Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.

   I have found a teaching job.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English t??ende, from Proto-Germanic *taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taikijan? (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach +? -ing.

Verb

teaching

1. present participle of teach

Related terms

Anagrams

• cheating