For instance, religious people often say they are quite certain about God - by which they mean that they have an inner certainty.

He knew with an inner certainty that all the tanks held hybernating humans.

Dirk had felt it, too-that sudden inner certainty that now was the time.

He knew with an inner certainty that it was important to ruin the ritual property of Hades.

She had such inner certainty that Helen had been killed.

It was the feeling that all his inner certainties had been undermined.

As he approached, the sense of inner certainty became stronger.

"Yes," she answered immediately, but it was out of defiance rather than any inner certainty.

He came awake with the inner certainty that he was no longer quite alone.

There was a composure in her, an inner certainty which was integrity.