persuasion

per·sua·sion  (pr-swzhn)

n.

1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded: "The persuasion of a democracy to big changes is at best a slow process" (Harold J. Laski).

2. The ability or power to persuade: "Three foremost aids to persuasion which occur to me are humility, concentration, and gusto" (Marianne Moore).

3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction. See Synonyms at opinion.

4.

a. A body of religious beliefs; a religion: worshipers of various persuasions.

b. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs.

5. Informal Kind; sort: "the place where ... rockers of any gender or persuasion can become megastars" (Christopher John Farley).

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin persusi, persusin-, from persusus, past participle of persudre, to persuade; see persuade.]

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persuasion

Noun

1. the act of persuading

2. the power to persuade

3. a set of beliefs; creed: the Roman Catholic persuasion, literary intellectuals of the modernist persuasion

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	persuasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action suasion communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" line - persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk" arm-twisting - persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure; "some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"; "no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree" canvassing, electioneering, bell ringing - persuasion of voters in a political campaign exhortation, incitement - the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion proselytism - the practice of proselytizing sloganeering - persuasion by means of empty slogans prompting, suggestion - persuasion formulated as a suggestion weapon, artillery - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" dissuasion - persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
	2.	persuasion - a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" opinion, sentiment, thought, view idea - a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him" judgment, judgement, mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" belief - any cognitive content held as true eyes - opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes" parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession - an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" pole - one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" political sympathies, politics - the opinion you hold with respect to political questions

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persuasion

noun 1. urging, influencing, conversion, inducement, exhortation, wheedling, enticement, cajolery, blandishment, inveiglement

noun 2. belief, views, opinion, party, school, side, camp, faith, conviction, faction, cult, sect, creed, denomination, tenet, school of thought, credo, firm belief, certitude, fixed opinion

Translations

persuasion [pəˈsweɪʒən] n → persuasión f;

(persuasiveness) → persuasiva (= creed); creencia

persuasion [pəˈsweɪʒən] n → persuasion f (= creed); conviction f

persuasion [pəˈsweɪʒən] persuade n (act) → Überredung f (= creed); Überzeugung f

persuasion [pəˈsweɪʒən] n → persuasione f (= creed); convinzione f; credo