La convicción
Example: Tengo la convicción de que todo saldrá bien.
Definition
"La convicción" refers to a firmly held belief or certainty about something, often related to opinions, ideas, or truths. It expresses strong confidence in a particular thought or judgment, as in being sure that something will happen or is true.
Etymology
The word "la convicción" comes from the Latin 'convictio,' meaning 'a convincing or proving.' It evolved through Old French into Spanish, keeping the sense of a strong persuasion or certainty. Did you know? The root 'convict' also relates to proving someone guilty, showing how 'conviction' originally linked to proving truth.
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"La convicción" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Philosophy - (A1) - set 1", containing 112 commonly used words.
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