credence

cre·dence (krēd′'ns)

noun

belief, esp. in the reports or testimony of another to give credence to rumors
credentials
Eccles. a small table at the side of the altar for the bread, wine, etc. used in the Eucharistic service

Etymology: OFr < ML credentia < L credens, prp. of credere: see creed

Converse of object

lend: A large plume of black smoke lends some credence to her story.
give: The report was then given more credence by a second internal MoD document.
add: What we see seems to add credence to the results achieved earlier.
gain: Conspiracy theories have gained further credence due to the alleged absence of advance warning about the Indian nuclear tests.
have: The work was reputed to have some credence with support given by astronomers of the day.
place: I was well below 50 % of my normal performance so I don't place too much credence in that either.

Preposition: as

tool: The ubiquitous use of email for feedback in the classroom is lending the medium a new level of credence as an educational tool.

Adjective modifier

much: How much more credence could be given to a report backed up by ' visual evidence ' ?
further: Conspiracy theories have gained further credence due to the alleged absence of advance warning about the Indian nuclear tests.
more: The report was then given more credence by a second internal MoD document.
great: He gives great credence to the involvement of the working classes during the Anglo-Irish War.
little: At Chance for loans, bad credit history is given little credence.
rational: After all, it is argued, rational credences, which are guided by them, do -- see the next section.

Modifies a noun

shelf: Right: very rare credence shelf in the piscina.
table: The Lady Chapel credence table also came with it.
function: It is possible that Russell's credence function was such that no possible evidence would have been sufficient to convince him that God exists.

Noun used with modifier

gain: If the Sumerian knowledge did indeed appear out of thin air, then Sitchin's interpretation of the Sumerian texts gains credence.
lending: Lending credence to their collective persona is the fact that they sound equally sincere and at ease with the various genres.

Preposition: by

fact: That real Christianity is not a religion but a way of life is given more credence by another little known fact.
result: We don't actually set any credence by these results.

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