PERSUASION

noun Etymology: Middle English persuasioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French ~, from Latin ~-, persuasio, from persuadēre Date: 14th century 1. the act or process or an instance of persuading, a persuading argument, the ability to persuade ; persuasiveness, the condition of being persuaded, 3. an opinion held with complete assurance, a system of religious beliefs, kind , sort , see: opinion