credence

[ kreed-ns ]

noun

1. belief as to the truth of something:

   to give credence to a claim.

   Synonyms: confidence, faith, credit

2. something giving a claim to belief or confidence:

   letter of credence.

3. Also called credence table, Ecclesiastical. a small side table, shelf, or niche for holding articles used in the Eucharist service.
4. Furniture. credenza ( def 1 ).

credence

/ ˈkriːdəns /

noun

1. acceptance or belief, esp with regard to the truth of the evidence of others

   I cannot give credence to his account

2. something supporting a claim to belief; recommendation; credential (esp in the phrase letters of credence )
3. See credence table
   short for credence table

Other Words From

• non·cre·dence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of credence¹

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French credence < Medieval Latin crēdentia. See credent, -ence

Word History and Origins

Origin of credence¹

C14: from Medieval Latin crēdentia trust, credit, from Latin crēdere to believe

Example Sentences

This was a movement we launched through broad public media-awareness campaigns and advocacy, and it gained credence with technology designers, concerned parents, and students.

From MIT Technology Review

Certainly, Brent Leary, lead analyst at CRM Essentials sees Taylor gaining increasing responsibility as time goes along, giving credence to the idea.

From TechCrunch

The question is whether it’s substantial enough to launch an effort that gives credence to suspicions that it actually mattered — or could matter.

From Washington Post

Media analyst Matthew Ball made the comparison back in March and the latest record-breaking event on Fortnite gives credence to that.

From Digiday

The study presents another finding that lends credence to these scenarios.

From Outside Online

Oleksiy Kosarev, leader of a local anti-corruption organization, lent some credence to this conception.

From The Daily Beast

This seemed to give credence to long-held suspicions that there is much less of a gender pay gap than a mommy gap.

From The Daily Beast

Valente lends some credence to the description of the Ndrangheta being the most powerful organized crime group in the world.

From The Daily Beast

Well, I am the person who gives credence to their bragging that we are a band that is “hard listening.”

From The Daily Beast

An emergency government announcement appeared to give credence to the story.

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Gryce surveyed the young man with admiration, but was not yet disposed to yield him entire credence.

From Project Gutenberg

He heard the bishop's words regarding the King's intention, yet hesitated to give them credence.

From Project Gutenberg

A credence in ghosts is profound in Japan, and it resembles, in every respect, that which has been so long current in Europe.

From Project Gutenberg

The only witnesses against her were Janet and Elizabeth Device, neither of whom was worthy of credence.

From Project Gutenberg

Feeling thus, they still placed some credence in any rumors that came.

From Project Gutenberg