[ 'kri:d(ə)ns ]
■ noun
1》 belief in or acceptance of something as true.
↘the likelihood of something being true; plausibility.
2》 a small side table, shelf, or niche in a church for holding the elements of the Eucharist before they are consecrated.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from med. L. credentia , from L. credent- , credere 'believe'.