Credence

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Credence \Cre"dence\, v. t.
     To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Credence \Cre"dence\ (kr[=e]"dens), n. [LL. credentia, fr. L.
     credens, -entis, p. pr. of credere to trust, believe: cf. OF.
     credence. See {Creed}, and cf. {Credent}, {Creance}.]
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     1. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from
        other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit;
        confidence.
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              To give credence to the Scripture miracles.
                                                    --Trench.
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              An assertion which might easily find credence.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     2. That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence;
        as, a letter of credence.
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     3. (Eccl.) The small table by the side of the altar or
        communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed
        before being consecrated.
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     4. A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one
        intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and
        consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  credence
       n 1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should
            be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip";
            "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for
            200 years" [syn: {acceptance}]
       2: a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: {credenza}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "credence":
     Communion table, acceptance, acceptation, accepting, acception,
     acquiescence, admission, admitting, altar, altar carpet,
     altar desk, altar facing, altar of prothesis, altar rail,
     altar side, altar slab, altar stair, altar stone, altarpiece,
     ancona, assurance, assuredness, belief, bomos, certainty,
     chancel table, confidence, credit, credulity, dependence, eschara,
     faith, frontal, gradin, hestia, holy table, hope, mensal,
     missal stand, predella, prothesis, reception, reliance,
     reliance on, retable, retablo, rood altar, scrobis, stock, store,
     superaltar, sureness, surety, suspension of disbelief, trust