cre·dence — /ˈkriːdn̩s/ noun [noncount] 1 : belief that something is true I place/put little credence in statistics. [=I generally do not believe statistics] Don t give credence to [=don t believe] their gossip. 2 : the quality of being believed or accepted… … Useful english dictionary
cre — cre·ance; cre·at; cre·at·ed·ness; cre·at·ic; cre·atine; cre·at·i·nine; cre·atin·uria; cre·ation; cre·ation·al; cre·ation·ary; cre·ation·ism; cre·ation·ist; cre·ative·ness; cre·ativ·i·ty; cre·ator; cre·atress; cre·atrix; cre·dence; cre·den·da;… … English syllables
dence — ac·ci·dence; an·ti·co·in·ci·dence; co·in·ci·dence; cor·re·spon·dence; cre·dence; dec·a·dence; de·spon·dence; dif·fi·dence; dis·si·dence; im·pu·dence; in·ci·dence; in·de·pen·dence; ju·ris·pru·dence; prece·dence; pres·i·dence; pru·dence;… … English syllables
credence — cre·dence … English syllables
credence — cre•dence [[t]ˈkrid ns[/t]] n. 1) belief as to the truth of something: to give credence to a claim[/ex] 2) something that establishes a claim to belief or confidence: letter of credence[/ex] 3) rel Also called cre′dence ta ble,credenza a small… … From formal English to slang
credence — cre|dence [ˈkri:dəns] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credere to believe, trust, give to someone to keep safe ] formal the acceptance of something as true give credence to sth (=to believe or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
credence — cre|dence [ kridns ] noun give/lend/add credence to something FORMAL to make people think that something is likely to be true: The recent discovery of the largest meteorite crater in Europe gives credence to Solomon s theory. gain credence if an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Credence — Cre dence, v. t. To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
letters of credence — let′ters (or let′ter) of cre′dence n. pl. (or n.) gov credentials issued to a diplomatic representative for presentation to a foreign country. Also called let′ters creden′tial … From formal English to slang
