CONVICT / CONVICTION / CONVINCE

Spiritual Meaning:
A conviction in the sense of a firm belief is a necessary part of spiritual commitment. A convict on the other hand is someone who has offended against others’deeply held beliefs.

Psychological / Emotional Perspective:
All three aspects (convict, conviction and convince) presuppose an emotional connection with our own beliefs. To be convinced in a dream means that we have been deeply impressed and to have a conviction follows this same idea. To convict someone, however, suggests that we have a deeply held belief that that person has committed some wrongdoing.

Everyday Material Aspects:
To receive a conviction, therefore, means to be at the mercy of other people’s opinions, whereas convincing someone means that we have converted them to our way of thinking.