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Word entry · 8 letters

credence

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"Belief or trust"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹiː.dəns/Part of speech nounSorted ccdeeenrStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a kind of sideboard or buffet

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • Based on the scientific data, I give credence to this hypothesis.
  • He presented us with a letter of credence.
  • My credence in the proposition is around 90%.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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