persuasion

4 definitions • 5 examples

the action of persuading someone or of being persuaded:

It took a lot of persuasion to convince the committee of the advantages of the new plan.

She will help you - she just needs a little gentle persuasion.

The occasion will be a test of the senator's powers of persuasion (= his ability to persuade people).

a particular set of beliefs, especially religious ones:

We need a society which welcomes people of all religious persuasions.

a particular set of beliefs, esp. religious or political ones:

People of all religious persuasions are welcome.

Persuasion is also a form of speech or writing that uses argument or emotion to make the listener or reader believe what the author is saying.