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English Dictionary: credence	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for credence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
credence 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" Synonym(s): credence, acceptance a kind of sideboard or buffet Synonym(s): credenza, credence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Credence \Cre"dence\ (kr[emac]"d[eit]ns), n. [LL. credentia, fr. L. credens, -entis, p. pr. of credere to trust, believe: cf. OF. credence. See {Creed}, and cf. {Credent}, {Creance}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Credence \Cre"dence\, v. t. To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]