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certitude

[sur-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈsɜr tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /


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But we live in an era when instantaneous certitude about everything, an iron conviction in subjective judgment in the face of objective uncertainty, is the only guarantee of a hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hilda witnesses the crime and is so distraught that her moral certitude temporarily deserts her.

From The Wall Street Journal

It means demanding more of our public discourse than slogans and certitudes.

From Salon

America, you’re a big, boisterous nation of more than 342 million people, with all sorts of competing impulses and interests, and no end of certitude to go around.

From Los Angeles Times

It's in that space of theological certitude where Vance's apparent lack of spiritual struggle really stands out.

From Salon