claims that cannot be confirmed with scientific certainty
, while certitude may emphasize a faith in something not needing or not capable of proof.
believes with certitude in an afterlife
conviction applies especially to belief strongly held by an individual.
holds firm convictions on every issue
Examples of certitude in a Sentence
believes with certitude that he is the best candidate for the job
Recent Examples on the WebWinehouse’s true legacy will not for a moment be forgotten, and the forthcoming biopic Back to Black – aptly titled after Amy’s history-making album of the same name – will further ensure this certitude.—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 10 May 2024 For investors, after months of stock market gains and soft-landing certitude, Tuesday’s losses are a reminder about potential risks.—Christine Romans, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024 To the question of whether Schreiber’s inscrutable Father Flynn has made advances on the lone Black student at a Bronx Catholic school, a suspicion that cements into certitude in the mind of Ryan’s acerbic Sister Aloysius, the answer seems too obvious.—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 Introduce ambiguity where there is a terrible, authoritarian certitude.—Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024 There is never a better situational outcome than where you are positioned with credibility, certitude and a pledge of trust to a professional and qualified network of leads who might actually need your services.—Mustansir Paliwala, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 And that’s part of their erotic narrative, and, in the case of Gracie, possibly a sense of wanting to be rescued by a young male body and the sense of a confident, emerging young person that embodies a kind of certitude and strength.—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2023 Consider the rain as two opposite lands—two possible soundtracks
for a sleepless, long week—the principle
of uncertainty—the certitude of clarity—something
in between.—Stav Poleg, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023 Chuckle indulgently when the Journal insists with pious certitude that Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are pillars of ethical conduct who only forgot to fill out a few disclosure forms.—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin certitudo, from Latin certus
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