Convicted = convinced?
Hello everyone! 
This is from a video, the speaker's mother tongue is American English. He talks about how most people live in their minds in his opinion and that he would love to see humans who live in their hearts. (What that means is besides the point right now.) But he doesn't think most people could do that because he says this:
"Humans going to the heart just means more drama and chaos and then they go back to the mind more convicted than ever that that's all they can handle."
Convicted means that someone has been found guilty of a crime in court. At least that's all I could find.
Also, I have double-checked and yes, that's the word he uses.
Can "convicted" mean "convinced of something"? Or could it be that it was just a slip of the tongue?
Thank you for any replies in advance!
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Here is a meaning of the word 'conviction' that has nothing to do with a crime. com/dictionary/conviction The writer is not using the word 'convicted' correctly. The correct verb iis eg convinced.
- Here is a meaning of the word 'conviction' that has nothing to do with a crime.
- com/dictionary/conviction The writer is not using the word 'convicted' correctly.
- The correct verb iis eg convinced.
- Clive
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2a : a strong persuasion or belief b : the state of being https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convince ht
0The word CONVINCE- CONVINCED has everything to do with the processes of the mind through logic, reasoning and persuasion, which finally result in truth. ("I had previously thought that this might be true, but now that I have received further truth regarding this matter, I'm convinced that it is indeed true.") By way of contrast, the word CONVICT- CONVICTED goes deeper within and has everything
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