A firmly held belief.
A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
The state of being wholly convinced.
The state of being found or proved guilty.
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.