|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
persuasion
n 1: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade);
communication intended to induce belief or action [syn:
persuasion, suasion] [ant: dissuasion]
2: 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?" [syn:
opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought]
|
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Persuasion \Per*sua"sion\, n. [L. persuasio; Cf. F. persuasion.]
1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by
arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves
the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a
determination.
[1913 Webster]
For thou hast all the arts of fine persuasion.
--Otway.
[1913 Webster]
2. The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion
or conviction, which has been induced.
[1913 Webster]
If the general persuasion of all men does so account
it. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
My firm persuasion is, at least sometimes,
That Heaven will weigh man's virtues and his crimes
With nice attention. --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
3. A creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain
creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion;
all persuasions are agreed.
[1913 Webster]
Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political. --Jefferson.
[1913 Webster]
4. The power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness.
[1913 Webster]
Is 't possible that my deserts to you
Can lack persuasion? --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
5. That which persuades; a persuasive. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
Syn: See Conviction.
[1913 Webster]
|
3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
PERSUASION. The act of influencing by expostulation or request. While the
persuasion is confined within those limits which leave the mind free, it may
be used to induce another to make his will, or even to make it in his own
favor; but if such persuasion should so far operate on the mind of the
testator, that he would be deprived of a perfectly free will, it would
vitiate the instrument. 3 Serg. & Rawle, 269; 5 Serg. & Rawle, 207; 13 Serg.
& Rawle, 323.
|
|
|
Thesaurus Results for persuasion:
|
1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
adherents, affiliation, allurement, ascendancy, authority, belief, bias, blandishment, blood, body, branch, brand, breed, cajolement, cajolery, cast, character, charisma, charm, church, clan, class, clout, coaxing, color, communion, community, confession, connection, conning, consequence, control, conversion, conviction, credit, creed, cult, denomination, description, designation, disciples, division, dominance, domination, effect, eminence, enchantment, engagement, enlistment, esteem, evangelization, exhortation, exhorting, eye, faction, faith, favor, feather, feeling, fellowship, fixed opinion, followers, force, form, genre, genus, good feeling, grain, group, hold, hortation, ilk, implicit belief, importance, incidental power, inducement, inducing, influence, influencing, influentiality, insinuation, ism, jawboning, kidney, kin, kind, label, leadership, leverage, line, lobbying, lot, magnetism, make, manner, mark, mastery, mature judgment, mind, mold, moment, nature, number, offshoot, opinion, order, organization, partiality, party, personality, persuading, phylum, potency, power, preaching, preachment, predilection, predominance, prejudice, preponderance, prepossession, pressure, prestige, proselytism, proselytization, purchase, race, reign, religion, religious order, repute, rule, sales talk, salesmanship, say, schism, school, school of thought, sect, sectarism, segment, selling, sentiment, settled judgment, shape, snow job, society, soft soap, solicitation, sort, species, stamp, staunch belief, steadfast faith, strain, stripe, style, suasion, subtle influence, suggestion, supremacy, sway, sweet talk, the like of, the likes of, tribe, type, unshaken confidence, upper hand, variety, version, view, weight, wheedling, whip hand, working on |
|
|
|
|
|
Common Misspellings > |
persuasion epersuasion eprsuasion peprsuasion ersuasion ppersuasion presuasion peresuasion prsuasion peersuasion pesruasion persruasion pesuasion perrsuasion perusasion persusasion peruasion perssuasion persausion persuausion persasion persuuasion persusaion persuasaion persusion persuaasion persuaison persuasison persuaion persuassion persuasoin persuasioin persuason persuasiion persuasino persuasiono persuasin persuasioon persuasinon persuasio persuasionn 0ersuasion p0ersuasion 0persuasion )ersuasion p)ersuasion )persuasion oersuasion poersuasion opersuasion lersuasion plersuasion lpersuasion p3rsuasion pe3rsuasion p3ersuasion p#rsuasion pe#rsuasion p#ersuasion p4rsuasion pe4rsuasion p4ersuasion pwrsuasion pewrsuasion pwersuasion prrsuasion perrsuasion prersuasion psrsuasion pesrsuasion psersuasion pdrsuasion pedrsuasion pdersuasion pfrsuasion pefrsuasion pfersuasion parsuasion pirsuasion porsuasion pursuasion pe4suasion per4suasion pe4rsuasion pe$suasion per$suasion pe$rsuasion pe5suasion per5suasion pe5rsuasion peesuasion peresuasion peersuasion petsuasion pertsuasion petrsuasion pedsuasion perdsuasion pedrsuasion pefsuasion perfsuasion pefrsuasion pegsuasion pergsuasion pegrsuasion perquasion persquasion perqsuasion perwuasion perswuasion perwsuasion pereuasion perseuasion peresuasion perauasion persauasion perasuasion perduasion persduasion perdsuasion perzuasion perszuasion perzsuasion perxuasion persxuasion perxsuasion percuasion perscuasion percsuasion per uasion pers uasion per suasion pers7asion persu7asion pers7uasion pers&asion persu&asion pers&uasion pers8asion persu8asion pers8uasion persyasion persuyasion persyuasion persiasion persuiasion persiuasion pershasion persuhasion pershuasion persjasion persujasion persjuasion perskasion persukasion perskuasion persaasion perseasion persoasion persuqsion persuaqsion persuqasion persuwsion persuawsion persuwasion persussion persuassion persusasion persuxsion persuaxsion persuxasion persuzsion persuazsion persuzasion persu sion persua sion persu asion persuesion persuision persuosion persuusion persuaqion persuasqion persuaqsion persuawion persuaswion persuawsion persuaeion persuaseion persuaesion persuaaion persuasaion persuaasion persuadion persuasdion persuadsion persuazion persuaszion persuazsion persuaxion persuasxion persuaxsion persuacion persuascion persuacsion persua ion persuas ion persua sion persuas8on persuasi8on persuas8ion persuas*on persuasi*on persuas*ion persuas9on persuasi9on persuas9ion persuasuon persuasiuon persuasuion persuasoon persuasioon persuasoion persuasjon persuasijon persuasjion persuaskon persuasikon persuaskion persuaslon persuasilon persuaslion persuasaon persuaseon persuasi9n persuasio9n persuasi9on persuasi(n persuasio(n persuasi(on persuasi0n persuasio0n persuasi0on persuasiin persuasioin persuasiion persuasipn persuasiopn persuasipon persuasikn persuasiokn persuasikon persuasiln persuasioln persuasilon persuasian persuasien persuasiun persuasiog persuasiong persuasiogn persuasioh persuasionh persuasiohn persuasioj persuasionj persuasiojn persuasiob persuasionb persuasiobn persuasiom persuasionm persuasiomn persuasio persuasion persuasio n Definition commonly spelled as: Defanition or Defenition, Synonym as: Synonim, Sinonym or Sinonim, Thesaurus as: Thesorus or Thesauris, Dictionary as: Dictionery or Dictionry and Define is usually not misspelled. What does mispell meen? It Meens...
Full Map Index: Å Norway-Am Timan Chad |
Ama United States of America-Audon France |
Audouville-la-Hubert France-Baskil Turkey |
Baskin United States of America-Bindoy Philippines |
Bindoy Philippines-Breuilpont France |
Breukelen Netherlands-Campofelice di Fitalia Italy |
Campofelice di Roccella Italy-Champigny France |
Champigny-en-Beauce France-Colle San Magno Italy |
Colle Sannita Italy-Damulog Philippines |
Damurhuda Bangladesh-Duliāgaon India |
Duliajan No.1 India-Ethridge United States of America |
Étienville France-Frignano Italy |
Frignicourt France-Gouhenans France |
Gouillons France-Hasselbach Germany |
Hasselbach Germany-Hurlock United States of America |
Huron United States of America-Jovellanos Cuba |
Jovellar Philippines-Kirchzell Germany |
Kircubbin United Kingdom-La Gomera Guatemala |
La Gonfrière France-Le Hohwald France |
Le Hommet-dArthenay France-Loma de Gato Philippines |
Loma de Juárez Mexico-Mālpur India |
Mālpura India-Memphis United States of America |
Memphis United States of America-Montería Colombia |
Monteriggioni Italy-Navalilla Spain |
Navalmanzano Spain-Noyelles-lès-Seclin France |
Noyelles-lès-Vermelles France-Pachelma Russia |
Pachgaon India-Piégut-Pluviers France |
Piekary Śląskie Poland-Prilep Macedonia |
Přílepy Czech Republic-Reuil-en-Brie France |
Reuilly France-Şag Romania |
Şag Romania-Saint-Puy France |
Saint-Python France-Santa Rita Panama |
Santa Rita Venezuela-Sewarhi India |
Sewen France-Sparbu Norway |
Spardorf Germany-Tamparan Philippines |
Tampayan Philippines-Tottington United Kingdom |
Tottleben Germany-Valdivia Chile |
Valdivia Colombia-Villeneuve-le-Roi France |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon France-White City United States of America |
White City Canada-Żywiec Poland |
|
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.
|
©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy |
|