Conviction has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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1. | An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction. | |
2. | Our opinion is an idea which we have; our conviction an idea which has us. | |
3. | I have a strong conviction that our judgement was right. | |
4. | The inmate was doing time for a burglary conviction. | |
5. | It is our national conviction that politics is a dirty and dishonest pursuit. | |
6. | His words carry little conviction. | |
7. | Nothing could sway his conviction. | |
8. | Part of this conviction is rooted in my own experience. | |
9. | That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. And I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear. | |
10. | The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately. |