Credence definition

krēdns
Recommendation; credentials.

A letter of credence.

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Belief, esp. in the reports or testimony of another.

To give credence to rumors.

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The definition of credence is the probability or chance that something is true, or to the belief that something is true.

An example of credence is when a scientific experiment has revealed the same findings when conducted by several different scientists, thus creating a high probability that the findings are true.

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Acceptance as true or valid; belief.

I wouldn't put too much credence in that story.

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Credibility; plausibility.
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Credentials.
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(religion) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
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(obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.
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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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(eccles.) A small table at the side of the altar for the bread, wine, etc. used in the Eucharistic service.
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Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.

Based on the scientific data, I give credence to this hypothesis.

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(rare) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.

He presented us with a letter of credence.

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A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.
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Origin of credence

  • Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin crēdentia from Latin crēdēns crēdent- present participle of crēdere to believe kerd- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French credence, from Medieval Latin crēdentia (“belief, faith”), from Latin crēdēns, present active participle of crēdō (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”).

    From Wiktionary

Credence Sentence Examples

  • You people have lost your credence with me.

  • But in Spain belief in this cherished possession was universal; and, step by step, the theory won credence throughout the West.

  • How far the earlier part of the story deserves credence has been and still is much debated.

  • What we see seems to add credence to the results achieved earlier.

  • But until the conditions under which a particular transformation takes place have been ascertained and described, so that the observation may be repeated by other investigators, scant credence is likely to be given to the more extreme polymorphistic views.

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