The difference between Conviction and Faith

When used as nouns, conviction means a firmly held belief, whereas faith means the process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation.

check bellow for the other definitions of Conviction and Faith

  1. Conviction as a noun (countable):

    A firmly held belief.

  2. Conviction as a noun (countable):

    A judgement of guilt in a court of law.

  3. Conviction as a noun (uncountable):

    The state of being found or proved guilty.

  4. Conviction as a noun (uncountable):

    The state of being wholly convinced.

  1. Faith as a noun:

    The process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation.

    Examples:

    "I have faith that my prayers will be answered."

    "I have faith in the healing power of crystals."

  2. Faith as a noun:

    A religious belief system.

    Examples:

    "The Christian faith."

  3. Faith as a noun:

    An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.

    Examples:

    "He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent."

  4. Faith as a noun:

    A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal.

    Examples:

    "I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man."

    "You need to have faith in yourself, that you can overcome your shortcomings and become a good person."

  5. Faith as a noun (obsolete):

    Credibility or truth.

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