persuasion

American  

[per-swey-zhuhn] / pərˈsweɪ ʒən /

noun

1. the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.

2. the power of persuading; persuasive force.

3. the state or fact of being persuaded or convinced.

4. a deep conviction or belief.

5. a form or system of belief, especially religious belief.

   the Quaker persuasion.

6. a sect, group, or faction holding or advocating a particular belief, idea, ideology, etc..

   Several of the people present are of the socialist persuasion.

7. Facetious. kind or sort.

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persuasion British  

/ pəˈsweɪʒən /

noun

1. the act of persuading or of trying to persuade

2. the power to persuade

3. the state of being persuaded; strong belief

4. an established creed or belief, esp a religious one

5. a sect, party, or faction

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Related Words

See advice.

Other Word Forms

• prepersuasion noun
• self-persuasion noun

Etymology

Origin of persuasion

First recorded in 1350–1400; late Middle English, from Latin persuāsiōn-, stem of persuāsiō; equivalent to per- + suasion; replacing Middle English persuacioun, from Middle French persuacion, from Latin, as above

Example Sentences

After that, Jade was banished at the final roundtable - partly thanks to Rachel's quiet persuasion to selected other players.

From BBC

The conductor chose one of the least known, the First, to which he and the orchestra brought irresistible persuasion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sheen has used his powers of persuasion to get sponsorship from BBC Studios and Doctor Who production company Bad Wolf for new talent schemes, and creating opportunities for Welsh artists is part to Sheen's plan.

From BBC

These small and persistent acts of persuasion appear to have worked.

From BBC

Off screen, Reiner had a unique ability to connect with people of all persuasions, in various mediums, at the top of their careers or just starting.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• belief
• creed
• denomination