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self-conviction

self-conviction noun: conviction proceeding from one's own consciousness, knowledge, or confession.

Noun

self-conviction (uncountable)

  1. Conviction proceeding from one's own consciousness, knowledge, or confession.
    • No wonder such a spirit, in such a situation, is provoked beyond the regards of religion or self-conviction.1774, Jonathan Swift, The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift

self-conviction meaning in Tamil

self-conviction in Tamil

தற்கண்டனம்

Origin of self-conviction

From self- + conviction.

Questions about self-conviction

What does self-conviction mean?
Self-conviction means conviction proceeding from one's own consciousness, knowledge, or confession.
What is self-conviction in Tamil?
Self-conviction in Tamil is தற்கண்டனம். See Self-conviction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-conviction?
Self-conviction is a noun.

Words near self-conviction in the dictionary

  1. self-control
  2. self-controlled
  3. self-controlling
  4. self-controls
  5. self-convicted
  6. self-conviction
  7. self-cooker
  8. self-cookers
  9. self-cooling
  10. self-correct
  11. self-corrected

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-conviction (page history and authors); self-conviction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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