Convincements

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act or process of persuading someone to believe or do something
2. A collection of arguments or evidence used to sway a person's thoughts or actions
3. The measures or presentations designed to induce confidence and affirmation in a proposal or idea

Etymology: "Convincements" is the plural of "convincement", which is formed from "convince" plus the suffix "-ment". The suffix, borrowed from Old French and ultimately from Latin, turns a verb into a noun naming the act or result of that verb, as in "argument" from "argue" or "judgement" from "judge". So a convincement is, in effect, the thing that does the convincing: the act of persuading, or the material used to persuade.

Synonyms: persuasions, influences