Emily Dickinson Lexicon

conviction (-s), n. [L. convictiōn-em; see convict, v.] (webplay: evidence, heard, prove, truth).

1. Judgment; value; standard; personalized set of beliefs; [plural form] scruples; manners; [pejorative] prissiness; hypocrisy; self-righteousness.
2. Condemnation; the proving or finding one guilty of an offence.
3. Sure knowledge; strong belief; something of which one is convinced.
4. Certainty; fortitude; fearlessness; strength; a surety of one's correctness.