an effect produced, as on the mind or senses, by some force or influence compounded by self judgment.

a belief not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but on what seems true, valid or probable to one's own mind; an opinion.

the formal judgment of an expert on a matter in which advice is sought.

the object to be attained; aim; purpose.

meaning; sense; import; implied sense; substance; gist; purport.