credence
To give credence to; to believeTo give credence to; to believe.
» Her tears gave more credence to the story.
Её слёзы придали истории больше убедительности. — odexed
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1 senses(obsolete)To give credence to; to believe.
Glauben schenken, Vertrauen schenken
Examples
4 sentencesHer tears gave more credence to the story.
ruЕё слёзы придали истории больше убедительности. — odexed
The new study lends credence to the theory that an octopus is intelligent and thoughtful.
She has nothing to gain by making an accusation, which lends credence to her claims.
In Animism, there is credence in ubiquitous spirit entities pervading the totality of Nature.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English credence, from Old French credence, from Medieval Latin crēdentia (“beFrom 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.
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Forms
credences, credencing, credenced, credencedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.