credence

cre·dence  (krdns)

n.

1. Acceptance as true or valid; belief. See Synonyms at belief.

2. Claim to acceptance; trustworthiness.

3. Recommendation; credentials: a letter of credence.

4. A small table or shelf for holding the bread, wine, and vessels of the Eucharist when they are not in use at the altar.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin crdentia, from Latin crdns, crdent-, present participle of crdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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credence [ˈkriːd^əns]

n

1. acceptance or belief, esp with regard to the truth of the evidence of others I cannot give credence to his account

2. something supporting a claim to belief; recommendation; credential (esp in the phrase letters of credence)

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) short for credence table

[from Medieval Latin crēdentia trust, credit, from Latin crēdere to believe]

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Credence of sewers, 1486 [from sewer‘a servant in charge of serving fingerbowls at the table‘].

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	credence - the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years" acceptance attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" fatalism - a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable recognition - an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"
	2.	credence - a kind of sideboard or buffet credenza buffet, sideboard, counter - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

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credence

noun

1. credibility, credit, plausibility, believability Further studies are needed to lend credence to this notion.

2. belief, trust, confidence, faith, acceptance, assurance, certainty, dependence, reliance Seismologists give this idea little credence.

Translations

credence [ˈkriːdəns] N to give credence to → dar crédito a

credence [ˈkriːd^əns] n → croyance f, foi f
to give credence to sth (= believe) → ajouter foi à qch
to lend credence to sth, to give credence to sth (= support) → rendre qch plus crédible

credence

n

no pl (= belief) → Glaube m; to lend credence to something → etw glaubwürdig erscheinen lassen or machen; worthy of credence → glaubwürdig; to give or attach credence to something → einer Sache (dat) → Glauben schenken; letter of credence → Beglaubigungsschreiben nt

(Eccl: also credence table) → Kredenz f

credence [ˈkriːd/əns] n → credenza, fede f