credence
Americannoun
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belief as to the truth of something.
to give credence to a claim.
- Synonyms:
- confidence, faith, credit
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something giving a claim to belief or confidence.
letter of credence.
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Also called credenza. Also called credence table,. Ecclesiastical. a small side table, shelf, or niche for holding articles used in the Eucharist service.
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Furniture. credenza.
noun
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acceptance or belief, esp with regard to the truth of the evidence of others
I cannot give credence to his account
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something supporting a claim to belief; recommendation; credential (esp in the phrase letters of credence )
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short for credence table
Other Word Forms
- noncredence noun
Etymology
Origin of credence
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French credence < Medieval Latin crēdentia. See credent, -ence
Example Sentences
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Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat said in a note that she wonders if Block’s move could lend credence to the “unemployment fears” that have “gripped markets” recently.
From MarketWatch
In a concurring opinion, Gorsuch stated the stakes more plainly by posing a rhetorical question: If the president’s argument was given credence, then “what do we make of the Constitution’s text?”
From Salon
The work he put in to learn a new position raised questions about whether that was a root cause of his hitting struggles, a point he granted some credence to late last season.
From Los Angeles Times
An Israeli bobsleigher said on Tuesday he gave no "credence whatsoever" to the "diatribe" from a Swiss television commentator who had questioned the legitimacy of him competing at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
From Barron's
“The latest figures suggest firms are successfully doing more with less labor, giving more credence to a jobless expansion,” writes Matthew Martin, senior economist at Oxford Economics.
From Barron's
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