Certitude

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Certitude \Cer"ti*tude\, n. [LL. certitudo, fr. L. certus: cf.
     F. certitude. See {Certain}.]
     Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty. --J. H. Newman.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  certitude
       n : total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances
           warrant [syn: {cocksureness}, {overconfidence}]