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 [kreed-enss]

Noun

belief in the truth or accuracy of a statement: the question is, how much credence to give to their accounts? [Latin credere 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

noun 2. belief, trust, confidence, faith, acceptance, assurance, certainty, dependence, reliance

Translations

credence [ˈkriːdəns] n to lend or give credence to → creer en, dar crédito a

credence [ˈkriːdns] n → croyance f, foi f

credence [ˈkriːdns] n to lend or give credence to sth → etw glaubwürdig erscheinen lassen or machen

credence [ˈkriːdns] n → credenza, fede f