self-conviction

English

Etymology

self- +‎ conviction

Noun

self-conviction (uncountable)

1. Conviction proceeding from one's own consciousness, knowledge, or confession.
   • 1774, Jonathan Swift, The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift:

     No wonder such a spirit, in such a situation, is provoked beyond the regards of religion or self-conviction.

References

• Ogilvie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).