Feminine
creencia
belief
Frequency
Hyphenated as
cre‧en‧cia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɾeˈenθja/
Etymology
In summary
From creer + -encia or a semi-learned modification of the Old Spanish creença < Medieval Latin or Late Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns. Compare the doublet credencia. Cognates include English credence, French croyance, French créance, Italian credenza, Portuguese crença, Romanian credință.
Related words
popular belief
opinion, supposition
tener fe
religion
fé
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