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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
persuasion
per·sua·sion (pər-swāʹzhən)n. 1. The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded: “The persuasion of a democracy to big changes is at best a slow process” (Harold J. Laski). 2. The ability or power to persuade: “Three foremost aids to persuasion which occur to me are humility, concentration, and gusto” (Marianne Moore). 3. A strongly held opinion; a conviction. See Synonyms at opinion. 4. a. A body of religious beliefs; a religion: worshipers of various persuasions. b. A party, faction, or group holding to a particular set of ideas or beliefs. 5. Informal. Kind; sort: “the place where... rockers of any gender or persuasion can become megastars” (Christopher John Farley). [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin persuāsiō, persuāsiōn-, from persuāsus, past participle of persuādēre, to persuade. See persuade.]
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