religious persuasion
1persuasion — n. 1) friendly persuasion 2) (humorous) religious persuasion (what is their religious persuasion?) * * * [pə sweɪʒ(ə)n] friendly persuasion (humorous) religious persuasion (what is their religious persuasion?) …
2persuasion — per|sua|sion [pəˈsweıʒən US pər ] n 1.) [U] the act of persuading someone to do something ▪ After a little gentle persuasion , Debbie agreed to let us in. ▪ It had taken a great deal of persuasion to get him to accept. ▪ She used all her powers… …
3Persuasion — 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] …
4persuasion — late 14c., action of inducing (someone) to believe (something), from O.Fr. persuasion (14c.), from L. persuasionem (nom. persuasio) a convincing, persuading, from persuadere persuade, from per thoroughly, strongly + suadere to urge, persuade,… …
5persuasion — [pər swā′zhən] n. [ME < L persuasio < pp. of persuadere] 1. a persuading or being persuaded 2. power of persuading 3. a strong belief; conviction 4. a) a particular religious belief or system; religion b) …
6persuasion — /peuhr sway zheuhn/, n. 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, esp.… …
7persuasion — noun 1 persuading ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle ▪ a little ▪ I think with a little persuasion we can get her to come here. VERB + PERSUASION ▪ use …
8persuasion */ — UK [pə(r)ˈsweɪʒ(ə)n] / US [pərˈsweɪʒ(ə)n] noun Word forms persuasion : singular persuasion plural persuasions 1) [uncountable] the process of persuading someone to do or believe something We achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force.… …
9persuasion — per|sua|sion [ pər sweıʒn ] noun * 1. ) uncount the process of persuading someone to do or believe something: We achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force. powers of persuasion: Using her powers of persuasion, she got him to help. 2. )… …
10persuasion — noun 1 the act or skill of persuading someone to do something: After a little gentle persuasion, Debbie agreed to let us in. | powers of persuasion (=skills used for persuading) 2 (C) formal a particular kind of belief, especially a political or… …
