Credential

4 definitions found

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

  Credential \Cre*den"tial\ (kr[-e]*d[e^]n"shal), a. [Cf. It.
     credenziale, fr. LL. credentia. See {Credence}.]
     Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.
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           Their credential letters on both sides.  --Camden.


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

  Credential \Cre*den"tial\, n. [Cf. It. credenziale.]
     1. That which gives a title to credit or confidence.
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     2. pl. Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to
        credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the
        letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy,
        or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate.
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              The committee of estates excepted against the
              credentials of the English commissioners.
                                                    --Whitelocke.
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              Had they not shown undoubted credentials from the
              Divine Person who sent them on such a message.
                                                    --Addison.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  credential
       n : a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
           [syn: {certificate}, {certification}, {credentials}]

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

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "credential":
     advocacy, advocating, advocation, affidavit, attestation,
     authority, authorization, bill of health, certificate,
     certificate of character, certificate of proficiency,
     certification, character, character reference, deposition, diploma,
     letter of introduction, navicert, notarized statement, note,
     patronage, recommend, recommendation, reference, sheepskin,
     sworn statement, testamur, testimonial, ticket, visa, vise,
     voucher, warrant, warranty, witness