credence Definition
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
credence Synonyms
credence Usage Examples
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
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