credence

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
2. (rare, uncountable) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.
3. (countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
4. (countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.
5. (countable) A subjective probability estimate of a belief or claim.

Verb

To give credence to; to believe.

Sinonieme

confidence

faith

belief

credit

trust

acceptance

reliance

creed

trustfulness

credenza

faithfulness

loyalty

regard

religion

taith

degree of belief

credence table

allegiance

assurance

believability

conviction

credibility

credo

credulousness

dependance

dependence

Vertalings

Glaube

crédit

crédito

croyance

créance

creencia

crédito

Vertrauen

accettazione

Beglaubigung

foi

bawerî

admission

acceptació

acceptation

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkɹiː.dəns/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: credence

Verwante met Frans: croyance

Verwante met Frans: créance

Verwante met Italiaans: credenza

Verwante met Portugees: crença

Verwante met Roemeens: credință

Verwante met Spaans: creencia

In summary

From Middle English credence, from Old French credence, from Medieval Latin crēdentia (“belief, faith”), from Latin crēdēns, present active participle of crēdō (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”). Compare French croyance, French créance, Italian credenza, Portuguese crença, Romanian credință, Spanish creencia. Doublet of credenza.