Credence

Noun

 * 1) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
 * Based on the scientific data, I give credence to this hypothesis.
 * 1)  Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.
 * He presented us with a letter of credence.
 * 1)  A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.

Related terms

 * credential
 * credibility

Verb

 * 1)  To give credence to; to believe.

Adjectives
qualified; ready; partial; definite; unwarranted.

Thesaurus
Communion table, 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, 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

Etymology
From credence: <  credentia: <   credens:, present active participle of credo:.

Noun

 * Bulgarian:, доверие
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 * Scottish Gaelic:
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 * Swedish: trovärdighet


 * Dutch:,  ,
 * German: Beglaubigung


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Verb

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