3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Credence \Cre"dence\, v. t.
To give credence to to believe. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
credence
n 1: 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" [syn: {acceptance}]
2: a sideboard or buffet [syn: {credenza}]
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