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   per·sua·sion

   /pərˈswāZH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something: "Monica needed plenty of persuasion before she actually left" Similar coaxingpersuadingcoercioninducementconvincingblandishmentencouragementurgingpromptinginveiglementtemptationcajoleryenticementwheedlingpressuremoral pressureinformal:sweet-talkingsmooth-talkingsoft-soapingarm-twistingrare:suasion
   • 2. a belief or set of beliefs, especially religious or political ones: "writers of all political persuasions" Similar beliefopinionconvictionfaithcertaintycertitudeview
   • ▪ a group or sect holding a particular religious belief: "the village had two chapels for those of the Methodist persuasion" Similar groupgroupingsectdenominationpartycampsidefactionreligioncultaffiliationschool of thoughtbeliefcreedcredofaithphilosophy
   • ▪ any group or type of person or thing linked by a specified characteristic, quality, or attribute: humorous "an ancient gas oven of the enamel persuasion"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin persuasio(n-), from the verb persuadere (see persuade).

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