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Definition: Credence |
CredenceNoun1. The mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years". 2. A kind of sideboard or buffet. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "credence" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: CredenceSynonyms: acceptance (n), credenza (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Belief | Verb: believe, credit; give faith to, give credit to, credence to; see, realize; assume, receive; set down for, take for; have it, take it; consider, esteem, presume. |
Noun: belief; credence; credit; assurance; faith, trust, troth, confidence, presumption, sanguine expectation; (hope); dependence on, reliance on. | |
Go down, find credence, pass current; be received; Verb:, be current; Adjective: possess, take hold of, take possession of the mind. | |
Temple | Chancel, quire, choir, nave, aisle, transept, vestry, crypt, golgotha, calvary, Easter sepulcher; stall, pew; pulpit, ambo, lectern, reading desk, confessional, prothesis, credence, baldachin, baldacchino; apse, belfry; chapter house; presbytery; anxious-bench, anxious-seat; diaconicum, jube; mourner's bench, mourner's seat. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Credence |
| English words defined with "credence": acceptance ♦ Credent ♦ Prothesis. (references) |
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 | Brooks Range visible miles away over the flat Arctic plain Such views lend credence to the flat earth theory Just kidding!. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | St. Paul's Church (Baltimore, Maryland). Credence. Elevation and plan. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Korea | Nonetheless, the collective weight of anecdotal evidence of harsh treatment of unauthorized religious activity lends credence to such reports. (references) |
Minorities | Kyrgyz Republic | The representation of ethnic Kyrgyz at senior and intermediate levels of government was disproportionately high, giving credence to perceptions that career opportunities in government were limited for those who were not ethnic Kyrgyz. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | The endorsement of that position by the majority of this court can only lead credence to the most cynical appraisal of the work of judges throughout the land. |
Vice President Cheney | I don't give it any credence. I've talked with a lot of Democrats, and I find a lot of them are going to be supportive of what needs to be done here. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Credence" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.45% of the time. "Credence" is used about 182 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.45% | 181 | 22,953 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.55% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 182 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Credence Systems Corporation |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "credence": give credence ♦ give credence to ♦ give credence to smb. ♦ letter of credence. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "credence"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | besim (belief, confidence, credit, credo, creed, denomination, dependence, dogma, doxy, expectation, faith, hope, reliance, religion, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تصديق (approving, attestation, belief, certificate, confirmation, credit, ok, okay, okey, ratification, sanction), إيمان (belief, confidence, faith, true religion), إعتماد (dependence, reliance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | вяра (belief, confidence, credit, dependence, doctrine, faith, religion, trust), доверие (belief, confidence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance, security, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 信" (Credit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | víra (belief, credit, denomination, faith, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | اعتماد (Belief, Con, Confidence, Reliance, Trust), اعتقاد (Belief, Confidence, Faith, Ism, Trust), باور (Belief). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valtuuskirja (credentials, letter of credence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | croyance, crédit (credit), foi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | glaube (acceptance, belief, credit, estimation, faith, persuasion, religion, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πίστη (allegiance, belief, conviction, credit, credo, creed, faith, loyalty, loyalty to, trust, trustfulness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ל"אמין ל-. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hitel (credit, loan, supplies, tick, trust), hihetőség (credibility, plausibility). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kepercayaan (credibility, credo, reliance, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | credito (credit, esteem, loan, trust), credenza (belief, buffet, credit, dresser, fallacy, sideboard, trust), fede (belief, confidence, faith, trust, wedding ring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 信" (belief, confidence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance), 信憑 (credit, trust), 信任 (confidence, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | し"に" (acceptance, acknowledge, admission, confidence, imperial appointment, inaugural, new, trust), し"よう (belief, confidence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance), し"ぴょう (credit, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 용 (Credit, Crediting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | credjal (believe, credit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | edencecray crença (creed, faith, persuasion, religion, trust), crédito (claim, contra, credit, kudos, tick, trust). (various references) crezare (credit). (various references) доверие (affiance, confidence, credit, dependence, faith, reliance, trust). (various references) vera (affiance, belief, creed, faith, persuasion, religion, trust). (various references) creencia (belief, conviction, doxy, faith, judgement, judgment, light). (various references) tilltro (belief, credit, trust). (various references) ทำให้กลายเป็นจริง (lend credence to). (various references) itimat (belief, confidence, dependence, reliance, trust), inanç (affiance, belief, confidence, conscience, conviction, credo, creed, cult, dogma, faith, faithfulness, opinion, opinions, persuasion, positiveness, reliance, religion, tenet), güven (affiance, assurance, belief, confidence, credit, dependance, dependence, faith, positiveness, reliance, sureness, trust). (various references) віра (belief, credit, faith), жертовник (prothesis), довіір'я, довіра (belief, power). (various references) thư uỷ nhiệm, sự tin (credit), lòng tin (belief, trust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 25 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quando submiserit vocem suam ne credideris ei quoniam septem nequitiae sunt in corde illius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Whan he shal vndirputte his vois, ne yiue thou credence to hym; for seuene wickidnesses ben in the herte of hym. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 25 |
| Cebuano | Sa diha nga siya magasulti ug maayo-ayo, ayaw siya pagtohoi; Kay adunay pito ka mga dulumtanan diha sa iyang kasingkasing: |
| Chinese | 他 " " 言 蜜 語 、 不 可 信 他 、 為 他 心 中 有 七 樣 可 憎 惡 的 ． |
| Croatian | ne vjeruj mu kad ljupkim glasom govori, jer u srcu mu je sedam grdila; |
| Danish | gør han Røsten venlig, tro ham dog ikke, thi i hans Hjerte er syvfold Gru. |
| Dutch | Als hij met zijn stem smeekt, geloof hem niet, want zeven gruwelen zijn in zijn hart. |
| Finnish | Jos hän muuttaa suloiseksi äänensä, älä häntä usko, sillä seitsemän kauhistusta hänellä on sydämessä. |
| French | Lorsqu`il prend une voix douce, ne le crois pas, Car il y a sept abominations dans son coeur. |
| German | Wenn er seine Stimme holdselig macht, so glaube ihm nicht; denn es sind sieben Greuel in seinem Herzen. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè l'ap pale konsa, ou pa bezwen kwè l', paske nan fon kè l', se mechanste ase ki genyen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Meskipun ia ramah, janganlah percaya; karena kebencian menguasai hatinya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Jikalau ia membujuk dengan lidahnya, janganlah percaya akan dia, karena adalah tujuh lapis benci dalam hatinya. |
| Italian | anche se usa espressioni melliflue, non ti fidare, perché egli ha sette abomini nel cuore. |
| Maori | Ki te pai tona reo, kaua e whakapono ki a ia; e whitu hoki nga mea whakarihariha kei roto i tona ngakau. |
| Norwegian | Når han gjør sin røst blid, så tro ham ikke! For der er syv vederstyggeligheter i hans hjerte. |
| Portuguese | Quando te suplicar com voz suave, não o creias; porque sete abominações há no teu coração. |
| Rumanian | Cknd kyi vorbewte cu glas dulce, nu -l crede, cqci wapte urkciuni sknt kn inima lui. |
| Russian | еУМЙ ПО ЗПЧПТЙФ Й ОЕЦОЩН ЗПМПУПН, ОЕ ЧЕТШ ЕНХ, ПФПНХ ЮФП УЕНШ НЕТЪПУФЕК Ч УЕТ""Е ЕЗП. |
| Swedish | Om han gör sin röst ljuvlig, så tro honom dock icke, ty sjufaldig styggelse är i hans hjärta. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "credence": credences. (additional references) | |
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"Credence" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: credance, credenca, crednce, creedance, creedence, Predencia, refence, Rodenko. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "credence" (pronounced krē"duns) |
| 5 | -ē" d u n s | impedance. |
| 4 | -d u n s | abundance, accordance, ascendance, attendance, avoidance, cadence, coincidence, confidence, correspondence, decadence, dependence, dissidence, evidence, guidance, imprudence, incidence, independence, interdependence, jurisprudence, overabundance, overconfidence, overdependence, precedence, Providence, prudence, residence, riddance, subsidence, transcendence. |
| 3 | -u n s | abeyance, abhorrence, absence, abstinence, acceptance, acquaintance, acquiescence, adherence, admirations, admittance, adolescence, affluence, allegiance, alliance, allowance, ambiance, ambience, ambivalence, ambulance, annoyance, appearance, appliance, arrogance, assistance, assurance, audience, balance, belligerence, beneficence, benevolence, bioscience, brilliance, capacitance, chrominance, circumference, clairvoyance, Clarence, clearance, coexistence, cognizance, coherence, coinsurance, comeuppance, competence, compliance, concurrence, condolence, conference, confluence, conformance, congruence, connivance, conscience, consequence, consistence, continuance, contrivance, convalescence, convenience, convergence, conveyance, countenance, counterbalance, counterintelligence, dalliance, Defeasance, deference, defiance, deliverance, deterrence, deviance, difference, diligence, disallowance, disappearance, discontinuance, disobedience, dissonance, distance, disturbance, divergence, dominance, ebullience, elegance, eloquence, emergence, eminence, endurance, entrance, equivalence, essence, evanescence, excellence, existence, expedience, experience, extravagance, exuberance, flamboyance, Florence, forbearance, fragrance, furtherance, governance, grievance, hindrance, ignorance, imbalance, immanence, imminence, impatience, importance, impotence, inadvertence, incoherence, incompetence, incontinence, inconvenience, indifference, inductance, indulgence, inexperience, inference, influence, inheritance, innocence, insignificance, insistence, insolence, instance, insurance, intelligence, interference, intolerance, intransigence, invariance, irrelevance, irreverence, issuance, licence, license, luminance, luminescence, maintenance, malfeasance, negligence, neuroscience, noncompliance, noninterference, nonviolence, nuisance, obedience, observance, obsolescence, occurrence, omnipotence, omnipresence, opulence, ordinance, Ordnance, overreliance, parlance, patience, penance, performance, permanence, persecutions, perseverance, persistence, pestilence, petulance, phosphorescence, pittance, predominance, preeminence, preference, preponderance, prescience, presence, prevalence, prominence, protuberance, provenance, province, pseudoscience, quintessence, radiance, reappearance, reassurance, recalcitrance, recognizance, reconnaissance, recurrence, reemergence, reference, reinspections, reinsurance, relevance, reliance, reluctance, remembrance, reminiscence, remittance, repentance, resemblance, resilience, resistance, resonance, resurgence, reticence, reverence, science, semblance, senescence, sentence, sequence, severance, significance, silence, submergence, subservience, subsistence, substance, surveillance, sustenance, teleconference, temperance, tolerance, transference, transience, turbulence, unbalance, utterance, Valence, variance, vehemence, vengeance, videoconference, vigilance, violence, virulence. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-d-e-e-e-n-r" | |
-2 letters: decern, decree, needer, recede. | |
-3 letters: ceder, cered, creed, ender, recce. | |
-4 letters: cede, cere, deer, dene, dere, dree, erne, need, nerd, rede, reed, rend. | |
-5 letters: cee, dee, den, end, ere, ern, nee, rec, red, ree. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-d-e-e-e-n-r" | |
+1 letter: credences. | |
+2 letters: decrescent, precedence, precedency, reaccented. | |
+3 letters: buccaneered, concentered, crescendoed, crescendoes, decrescendo, iridescence, precanceled, precedences, recommenced, reconceived, reconnected. | |
+4 letters: deconsecrate, decrescendos, iridescences, precancelled, precedencies, preconceived, preconcerted, recrudescent. | |
+5 letters: catercornered, concelebrated, concertedness, confederacies, deconcentrate, deconsecrated, deconsecrates, defervescence, overconcerned, reconsecrated, recrudescence, transcendence. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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