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Believing vs Convinced - What's the difference?

believing | convinced |

As verbs the difference between believing and convinced

is that believing is while convinced is (convince).

As a noun believing

is belief.

As an adjective convinced is

in a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.

believing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • belief
  • * 2004 , Dermot Moran, ?Lester E. Embree, Phenomenology: Critical Concepts in Philosophy (volume 2, page 337)
    • Some believings are believings with simple certainty; others are more or less uncertain; still others are believings with a reassured certainty, perhaps after a time during which they were uncertain.

    convinced

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.
    • He was convinced he was a great singer, statements of others to the contrary.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (convince)
    • We convinced him with our skillful arguments and supporting evidence.