credence

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

crédit

croyance

créance

acceptation

confiance

foi

admission

foy

crédulité

confier

se fier

Synonymes

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

Traductions

Glaube

crédito

Vertrauen

crédito

creencia

itimat

Beglaubigung

acceptació

accettazione

geloof

Zutrauen

bawerî

güven

Leichtgläubigkeit

aprovació

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɹiː.dəns/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: credence

Appartenant à français: croyance

Appartenant à français: créance

Appartenant à italien: credenza

Appartenant à portugais: crença

Appartenant à roumain: credință

Appartenant à espagnol: 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.