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credence
('kr/i/d/-/ns )

noun (n)

  • the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He gave credence to the gossip.
    Synonym:
    acceptance
    source: wordnet30
  • a kind of sideboard or buffet(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    credenza
    source: wordnet30
  • Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To give credence to; to believe.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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