credence
IPA: krˈidʌns
noun
- (uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
- (rare, uncountable) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.
- (religion, countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
- (countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.
- (countable) A subjective probability estimate of a belief or claim.
verb
- (obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.
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Examples of "credence" in Sentences
- Allegations give credence to the article.
- The credence of this theory in general is very weak.
- The page does not give much credence to the theory at all.
- Why the Republicans continue to give her credence is beyond me.
- It is kept on the credence table with the finger bowl and cruets.
- She gives credence to the talk of monsters, but the judge does not.
- Generalizing based on the sources gives factual credence to the article.
- The first work also lends credence to the reliability of the second work.
- The issue is what credence the article should give to this type of theory.
- The matrilineal family structure of the Koyas gives credence to this theory.
- It's quite crude and cantankerous that you carry no credence for my concerns.
- These articles are in the millions, and credence is just a short distance behind.
- Finally, CNN gives a positive view about Governor Palin credence in a Political Ticker story!
- Whether or not people choose to give it credence is up to them – but who are you to declare it out of bounds?
- The fact that this clown thinks anything that comes out of his mouth holds any credence is really just hilarious.
- Even if the original source corrects themselves, the ‘fact’ can gain credence simply by being said in many places.
- Consequently, lies about climate change gain credence even when they fly in the face of the science that supposedly is their basis.
- Only much later did the notion gain credence that sex segregation allowed women to develop self-esteem so that they could effectively compete with men.
- The point? absolute talentless, imbecilic, people and mini, made up sections, can gain credence in large unwieldy organizations who have lost their understanding of what it is they should be doing.
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