persuāsĭo (noun F) : id..
* Lit., a convincing, persuading, persuasion: dicere apposite ad persuasionem,Cic. Inv. 1, 5, 6: difficilis,Just. 34, 4, 3.
* Transf., conviction, persuasion, belief, opinion (postAug.): falsam sibi scientiae persuasionem induerunt,Quint. 1, 1, 8: arrogans de se persuasio,id. 2, 4, 16: persuasionis plenus cuncta fato agi,Suet. Tib. 69: persuasio est,it is a prevalent opinion,Plin. 30, 13, 39, § 115: persuasio durat in magnā parte vulgi,id. 25, 2, 5, § 10.

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