credence
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French credence, from Medieval Latin crēdentia (“belief, faith”), from Latin crēdēns, present active participle of crēdō (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”).
Noun [edit]
credence (uncountable)
- Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
- Based on the scientific data, I give credence to this hypothesis.
- (rare) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.
- He presented us with a letter of credence.
- (religion) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
acceptance of a belief or claim
credential or supporting material for a person or claim
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small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services
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Verb [edit]
credence (third-person singular simple present credences, present participle credencing, simple past and past participle credenced)
Translations [edit]
References [edit]
- “credence” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
- credence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “credence” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowing from Latin credentia. Compare croiance, creance.
Noun [edit]
credence f (oblique plural credences, nominative singular credence, nominative plural credences)
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