credence

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 References

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credence (uncountable)

1. 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.

2. (rare) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.

   He presented us with a letter of credence.

3. (religion) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.

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• credential
• credibility

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to credence (third-person singular simple present credences, present participle credencing, simple past and past participle credenced)

1. (obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.

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• “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.