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Credence

Credence Meaning & Definition
Credence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Credence?

[n] a kind of sideboard or buffet
[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Credence: acceptance | credenza

Related Terms | Find terms related to Credence: 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 | Communion 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

See Also | attitude | buffet | counter | mental attitude | sideboard

Credence In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.] 1. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence. To give credence to the Scripture miracles. --Trench. An assertion which might easily find credence. --Macaulay. 2. That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence. 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. 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.
\Cre"dence\, v. t. To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]

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