CREDENCE


Meaning of CREDENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrē-d ə n(t)s ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credent-, credens, present participle of credere to believe, trust — more at creed

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : mental acceptance as true or real

give credence to gossip

b. : credibility 1

lends credence to the theory

2. : credentials — used in the phrase letters of credence

3.

[Middle French, from Old Italian credenza ]

: a Renaissance sideboard used chiefly for valuable plate

4. : a small table where the bread and wine rest before consecration

Synonyms: see belief

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