noun (n)

• the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  suasion
  Antonym:
  dissuasion
  

  source: wordnet30
• a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  I am not of your persuasion.
  

  Synonym:
  opinion, sentiment, thought, view
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination.(noun)

  source: webster1913