plerophory

plural plerophories

1. Fullness, especially of conviction or persuasion; the state of being fully persuaded

   "... I reject the plerophory that Mr. Greve is a murderer."

   1969, Rex Stout, Death of a Dude

   4 more examples

   Massaging themselves into the plerophory that there must be something in the cocksure statements of the various movie executives

   a. 1935, George Jean Nathan, "As One Critic to Another", in Passing Judgments: The Theatre World of George Jean Nathan, page 29

   "...my distrust and hatred of vehicles in motion is partly based on my plerophory that their apparent submission to control is illusory and that they may at their pleasure, and sooner or later will, act on whim."

   1938, Rex Stout, Some Buried Caesar

   And this, if I do not mistake, the Apostle means by the plerophory or full assurance of faith.

   1945, John Brazier Green, John Wesley and William Law, page 173

   "... the advertising departments of all journals threatened falling revenues unless a note of sprightly plerophory were maintained".

   1953, John Wyndham, The Kraken Wakes, page 108