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A firmly held belief.

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conviction

She argued with conviction that the garden should remain public.

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At a meeting about a new literary prize, Daria chose to advocate an anonymous first round of judging. Her conviction came from a desire to have the writing considered before the author's reputation, but she did not claim that the method would solve every difficulty.

From Belief Without a Closed Mind.

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